Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2223

Postcode 2223 covers Mortdale and Oatley 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: Georges River.

Suburbs in 2223

Recorded crime in the council area

24/100

Georges River

Low311 of 362 nationally · 110 of 129 in NSW · 163,919 residents

Violent 670 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Property 1,905 per 100k

▲ +6% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 151 per 100k

▼ -18% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Mortdale, Oatley in postcode 2223.

Open Georges River 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 2223

What is the crime rate in postcode 2223?

Recorded crime is published for the Georges River council area, which covers postcode 2223. In 2025-26 it recorded 670 violent offences, 1,905 property offences and 151 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2223 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Georges River council area's violent crime rate is 48% below the national rate and 42% below the New South Wales rate (670 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 24 ranks 311 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2223?

Mortdale and Oatley.

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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