Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2234

Postcode 2234 covers Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Illawong, Lucas Heights and Menai 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: Sutherland.

Suburbs in 2234

Recorded crime in the council area

22/100

Sutherland

Low323 of 362 nationally · 114 of 129 in NSW · 241,327 residents

Violent 674 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Property 1,378 per 100k

▼ -20% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 104 per 100k

▼ -19% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Illawong, Lucas Heights, Menai in postcode 2234.

Open Sutherland 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 2234

What is the crime rate in postcode 2234?

Recorded crime is published for the Sutherland council area, which covers postcode 2234. In 2025-26 it recorded 674 violent offences, 1,378 property offences and 104 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2234 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Sutherland council area's violent crime rate is 47% below the national rate and 41% below the New South Wales rate (674 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 22 ranks 323 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2234?

Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Illawong, Lucas Heights and Menai.

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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