Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2342

Postcode 2342 covers Currabubula and Piallaway 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: Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains.

Suburbs in 2342

Recorded crime in the council areas

77/100

Gunnedah

High35 of 362 nationally · 8 of 129 in NSW · 13,502 residents

Violent 1,696 per 100k

▼ -0% vs five years earlier

Property 6,969 per 100k

▲ +45% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 1,304 per 100k

▲ +46% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Piallaway in postcode 2342.

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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 Currabubula in postcode 2342.

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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 2342

What is the crime rate in postcode 2342?

Recorded crime is published for the Gunnedah council area, which covers most of postcode 2342. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,696 violent offences, 6,969 property offences and 1,304 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2342 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Gunnedah council area's violent crime rate is 32% above the national rate and 47% above the New South Wales rate (1,696 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 77 ranks 35 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2342?

Currabubula and Piallaway.

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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