Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2211

Postcode 2211 covers Padstow and Padstow Heights 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: Canterbury-Bankstown.

Suburbs in 2211

Recorded crime in the council area

36/100

Canterbury-Bankstown

Low269 of 362 nationally · 94 of 129 in NSW · 389,687 residents

Violent 949 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Property 1,947 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 152 per 100k

▼ -21% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Padstow, Padstow Heights in postcode 2211.

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 2211

What is the crime rate in postcode 2211?

Recorded crime is published for the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, which covers postcode 2211. In 2025-26 it recorded 949 violent offences, 1,947 property offences and 152 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2211 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Canterbury-Bankstown council area's violent crime rate is 26% below the national rate and 18% below the New South Wales rate (949 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 36 ranks 269 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2211?

Padstow and Padstow Heights.

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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