Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2295

Postcode 2295 covers Fern Bay and Stockton 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: Newcastle and Port Stephens.

Suburbs in 2295

Recorded crime in the council areas

68/100

Newcastle

High74 of 362 nationally · 30 of 129 in NSW · 178,935 residents

Violent 1,667 per 100k

▲ +14% vs five years earlier

Property 5,584 per 100k

▲ +7% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 720 per 100k

▲ +12% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Stockton in postcode 2295.

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47/100

Port Stephens

Moderate194 of 362 nationally · 59 of 129 in NSW · 80,070 residents

Violent 1,416 per 100k

▲ +16% vs five years earlier

Property 2,683 per 100k

▼ -7% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 277 per 100k

▼ -17% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Fern Bay in postcode 2295.

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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 2295

What is the crime rate in postcode 2295?

Recorded crime is published for the Newcastle council area, which covers most of postcode 2295. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,667 violent offences, 5,584 property offences and 720 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2295 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Newcastle council area's violent crime rate is 30% above the national rate and 45% above the New South Wales rate (1,667 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 68 ranks 74 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2295?

Fern Bay and Stockton.

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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