Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2216

Postcode 2216 covers Banksia, Brighton-Le-Sands, Kyeemagh and Rockdale 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: Bayside.

Suburbs in 2216

Recorded crime in the council area

30/100

Bayside

Low293 of 362 nationally · 104 of 129 in NSW · 187,770 residents

Violent 741 per 100k

▼ -3% vs five years earlier

Property 2,136 per 100k

▼ -3% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 140 per 100k

▼ -16% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Banksia, Brighton-Le-Sands, Kyeemagh, Rockdale in postcode 2216.

Open Bayside 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 2216

What is the crime rate in postcode 2216?

Recorded crime is published for the Bayside council area, which covers postcode 2216. In 2025-26 it recorded 741 violent offences, 2,136 property offences and 140 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2216 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Bayside council area's violent crime rate is 42% below the national rate and 36% below the New South Wales rate (741 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 30 ranks 293 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2216?

Banksia, Brighton-Le-Sands, Kyeemagh and Rockdale.

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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