Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2338

Postcode 2338 covers Ardglen, Blandford, Crawney, Green Creek, Murrurundi, Pages River, Sandy Creek, Scotts Creek and Timor 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, Liverpool Plains and Tamworth.

Suburbs in 2338

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 Blandford, Green Creek, Murrurundi, Pages River, Sandy Creek, Scotts Creek, Timor in postcode 2338.

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44/100

Liverpool Plains

Moderate217 of 362 nationally · 75 of 129 in NSW · 7,671 residents

Violent 1,564 per 100k

▲ +23% vs five years earlier

Property 2,920 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 313 per 100k

▲ +40% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Ardglen in postcode 2338.

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72/100

Tamworth

High53 of 362 nationally · 19 of 129 in NSW · 66,403 residents

Violent 2,434 per 100k

▲ +52% vs five years earlier

Property 5,831 per 100k

▲ +14% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,010 per 100k

▼ -5% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Crawney in postcode 2338.

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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 2338

What is the crime rate in postcode 2338?

Recorded crime is published for the Upper Hunter council area, which covers most of postcode 2338. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,206 violent offences, 2,738 property offences and 319 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2338 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 2338?

Ardglen, Blandford, Crawney, Green Creek, Murrurundi, Pages River, Sandy Creek, Scotts Creek and Timor.

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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