Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2160

Postcode 2160 covers Merrylands and Merrylands 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: Cumberland.

Suburbs in 2160

Recorded crime in the council area

41/100

Cumberland

Moderate241 of 362 nationally · 85 of 129 in NSW · 256,906 residents

Violent 999 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Property 2,299 per 100k

▼ -13% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 212 per 100k

▼ -25% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Merrylands, Merrylands West in postcode 2160.

Open Cumberland 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 2160

What is the crime rate in postcode 2160?

Recorded crime is published for the Cumberland council area, which covers postcode 2160. In 2025-26 it recorded 999 violent offences, 2,299 property offences and 212 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2160 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Cumberland council area's violent crime rate is 22% below the national rate and 13% below the New South Wales rate (999 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 41 ranks 241 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2160?

Merrylands and Merrylands 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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