Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2179

Postcode 2179 covers Austral and Leppington 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: Camden and Liverpool.

Suburbs in 2179

Recorded crime in the council areas

21/100

Camden

Low334 of 362 nationally · 117 of 129 in NSW · 146,483 residents

Violent 705 per 100k

▲ +19% vs five years earlier

Property 1,335 per 100k

▼ -5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 70 per 100k

▼ -41% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Leppington in postcode 2179.

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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 Austral in postcode 2179.

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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 2179

What is the crime rate in postcode 2179?

Recorded crime is published for the Camden council area, which covers most of postcode 2179. In 2025-26 it recorded 705 violent offences, 1,335 property offences and 70 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2179 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Camden council area's violent crime rate is 45% below the national rate and 39% below the New South Wales rate (705 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 21 ranks 334 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2179?

Austral and Leppington.

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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