Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2161

Postcode 2161 covers Guildford, Guildford West, Old Guildford and Yennora in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Cumberland and Fairfield.

Suburbs in 2161

Recorded crime in the council areas

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 Guildford, Guildford West, Yennora in postcode 2161.

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33/100

Fairfield

Low281 of 362 nationally · 98 of 129 in NSW · 213,677 residents

Violent 860 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Property 1,974 per 100k

▼ -17% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 119 per 100k

▼ -38% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Old Guildford in postcode 2161.

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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 2161

What is the crime rate in postcode 2161?

Recorded crime is published for the Cumberland council area, which covers most of postcode 2161. In 2025-26 it recorded 999 violent offences, 2,299 property offences and 212 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2161 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 2161?

Guildford, Guildford West, Old Guildford and Yennora.

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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