Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2256

Postcode 2256 covers Blackwall, Horsfield Bay, Koolewong, Little Wobby, Patonga, Pearl Beach, Phegans Bay, Wondabyne, Woy Woy and Woy Woy Bay 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: Central Coast and Hornsby.

Suburbs in 2256

Recorded crime in the council areas

46/100

Central Coast

Moderate206 of 362 nationally · 67 of 129 in NSW · 357,816 residents

Violent 1,360 per 100k

▲ +18% vs five years earlier

Property 2,707 per 100k

▼ -9% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 305 per 100k

▲ +6% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Blackwall, Horsfield Bay, Koolewong, Patonga, Pearl Beach, Phegans Bay, Wondabyne, Woy Woy, Woy Woy Bay in postcode 2256.

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16/100

Hornsby

Very low349 of 362 nationally · 124 of 129 in NSW · 155,484 residents

Violent 460 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Property 1,255 per 100k

▼ -17% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 107 per 100k

▼ -22% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Little Wobby in postcode 2256.

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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 2256

What is the crime rate in postcode 2256?

Recorded crime is published for the Central Coast council area, which covers most of postcode 2256. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,360 violent offences, 2,707 property offences and 305 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2256 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Central Coast council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 18% above the New South Wales rate (1,360 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 46 ranks 206 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2256?

Blackwall, Horsfield Bay, Koolewong, Little Wobby, Patonga, Pearl Beach, Phegans Bay, Wondabyne, Woy Woy and Woy Woy Bay.

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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