Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2329

Postcode 2329 covers Cassilis, Merriwa and Uarbry 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: Upper Hunter and Warrumbungle.

Suburbs in 2329

Recorded crime in the council areas

43/100

Upper Hunter

Moderate229 of 362 nationally · 79 of 129 in NSW · 14,425 residents

Violent 1,206 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Property 2,738 per 100k

▲ +17% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 319 per 100k

▼ -23% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Cassilis, Merriwa in postcode 2329.

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72/100

Warrumbungle

High58 of 362 nationally · 22 of 129 in NSW · 9,246 residents

Violent 2,012 per 100k

▲ +45% vs five years earlier

Property 3,991 per 100k

▲ +17% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 757 per 100k

▲ +40% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Uarbry in postcode 2329.

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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 2329

What is the crime rate in postcode 2329?

Recorded crime is published for the Upper Hunter council area, which covers most of postcode 2329. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,206 violent offences, 2,738 property offences and 319 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2329 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Upper Hunter council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and close to the New South Wales rate (1,206 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 43 ranks 229 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2329?

Cassilis, Merriwa and Uarbry.

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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