Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2321

Postcode 2321 covers Berry Park, Clarence Town, Duckenfield, Duns Creek, Glen William, Hinton, Lochinvar, Luskintyre, Raworth and Woodville 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: Maitland, Port Stephens and Dungog.

Suburbs in 2321

Recorded crime in the council areas

53/100

Maitland

Moderate153 of 362 nationally · 48 of 129 in NSW · 100,439 residents

Violent 1,618 per 100k

▲ +30% vs five years earlier

Property 3,341 per 100k

▼ -4% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 423 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Berry Park, Duckenfield, Lochinvar, Luskintyre, Raworth in postcode 2321.

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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 Duns Creek, Hinton, Woodville in postcode 2321.

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24/100

Dungog

Low317 of 362 nationally · 111 of 129 in NSW · 10,102 residents

Violent 812 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Property 1,554 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 208 per 100k

▲ +42% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Clarence Town, Glen William in postcode 2321.

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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 2321

What is the crime rate in postcode 2321?

Recorded crime is published for the Maitland council area, which covers most of postcode 2321. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,618 violent offences, 3,341 property offences and 423 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2321 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Maitland council area's violent crime rate is 26% above the national rate and 41% above the New South Wales rate (1,618 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 53 ranks 153 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2321?

Berry Park, Clarence Town, Duckenfield, Duns Creek, Glen William, Hinton, Lochinvar, Luskintyre, Raworth and Woodville.

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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