Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2140

Postcode 2140 covers Homebush and Homebush West in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Strathfield.

Suburbs in 2140

Recorded crime in the council area

42/100

Strathfield

Moderate231 of 362 nationally · 81 of 129 in NSW · 49,203 residents

Violent 874 per 100k

▲ +24% vs five years earlier

Property 3,128 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 317 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Homebush, Homebush West in postcode 2140.

Open Strathfield on the map

The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 2140

What is the crime rate in postcode 2140?

Recorded crime is published for the Strathfield council area, which covers postcode 2140. In 2025-26 it recorded 874 violent offences, 3,128 property offences and 317 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2140 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Strathfield council area's violent crime rate is 32% below the national rate and 24% below the New South Wales rate (874 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 42 ranks 231 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2140?

Homebush and Homebush West.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from New South Wales's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

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