Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2168

Postcode 2168 covers Ashcroft, Busby, Cartwright, Green Valley, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Miller and Sadleir 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: Liverpool.

Suburbs in 2168

Recorded crime in the council area

41/100

Liverpool

Moderate239 of 362 nationally · 84 of 129 in NSW · 261,231 residents

Violent 1,142 per 100k

▲ +12% vs five years earlier

Property 2,411 per 100k

▼ -16% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 209 per 100k

▼ -30% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Ashcroft, Busby, Cartwright, Green Valley, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Miller, Sadleir in postcode 2168.

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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 2168

What is the crime rate in postcode 2168?

Recorded crime is published for the Liverpool council area, which covers postcode 2168. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,142 violent offences, 2,411 property offences and 209 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2168 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Liverpool council area's violent crime rate is 11% below the national rate and close to the New South Wales rate (1,142 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 41 ranks 239 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2168?

Ashcroft, Busby, Cartwright, Green Valley, Heckenberg, Hinchinbrook, Miller and Sadleir.

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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