Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2317

Postcode 2317 covers Salamander Bay and Soldiers Point 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: Port Stephens.

Suburbs in 2317

Recorded crime in the council area

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 Salamander Bay, Soldiers Point in postcode 2317.

Open Port Stephens 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 2317

What is the crime rate in postcode 2317?

Recorded crime is published for the Port Stephens council area, which covers postcode 2317. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,416 violent offences, 2,683 property offences and 277 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2317 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Port Stephens council area's violent crime rate is 11% above the national rate and 23% above the New South Wales rate (1,416 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 47 ranks 194 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2317?

Salamander Bay and Soldiers Point.

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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