Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2333

Postcode 2333 covers Castle Rock, Edderton, Gungal, Kayuga, Liddell, Manobalai, Mccullys Gap, Muscle Creek, Muswellbrook and Sandy Hollow 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: Muswellbrook, Singleton and Upper Hunter.

Suburbs in 2333

Recorded crime in the council areas

72/100

Muswellbrook

High54 of 362 nationally · 20 of 129 in NSW · 16,859 residents

Violent 2,189 per 100k

▲ +19% vs five years earlier

Property 4,870 per 100k

▼ -5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 771 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Castle Rock, Edderton, Kayuga, Manobalai, Mccullys Gap, Muscle Creek, Muswellbrook, Sandy Hollow in postcode 2333.

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44/100

Singleton

Moderate218 of 362 nationally · 76 of 129 in NSW · 25,841 residents

Violent 1,250 per 100k

▲ +14% vs five years earlier

Property 2,651 per 100k

▼ -30% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 372 per 100k

▼ -50% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Liddell in postcode 2333.

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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 Gungal in postcode 2333.

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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 2333

What is the crime rate in postcode 2333?

Recorded crime is published for the Muswellbrook council area, which covers most of postcode 2333. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,189 violent offences, 4,870 property offences and 771 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2333 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Muswellbrook council area's violent crime rate is 71% above the national rate and 90% above the New South Wales rate (2,189 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 72 ranks 54 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2333?

Castle Rock, Edderton, Gungal, Kayuga, Liddell, Manobalai, Mccullys Gap, Muscle Creek, Muswellbrook and Sandy Hollow.

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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