Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2259

Postcode 2259 covers Alison, Hamlyn Terrace, Kanwal, Lake Munmorah, Mannering Park, Ravensdale, Tacoma South, Tuggerah, Wyee Point and Yarramalong 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 Lake Macquarie.

Suburbs in 2259

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 Alison, Hamlyn Terrace, Kanwal, Lake Munmorah, Mannering Park, Ravensdale, Tacoma South, Tuggerah, Yarramalong in postcode 2259.

43/100

Lake Macquarie

Moderate226 of 362 nationally · 78 of 129 in NSW · 224,540 residents

Violent 1,201 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Property 2,840 per 100k

▼ -8% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 295 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Wyee Point in postcode 2259.

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 2259

What is the crime rate in postcode 2259?

Recorded crime is published for the Central Coast council area, which covers most of postcode 2259. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,360 violent offences, 2,707 property offences and 305 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2259 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 2259?

Alison, Hamlyn Terrace, Kanwal, Lake Munmorah, Mannering Park, Ravensdale, Tacoma South, Tuggerah, Wyee Point and Yarramalong.

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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