Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2355

Postcode 2355 covers Bendemeer, Retreat and Watsons Creek in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Tamworth.

Suburbs in 2355

Recorded crime in the council area

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 Bendemeer, Retreat, Watsons Creek in postcode 2355.

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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 2355

What is the crime rate in postcode 2355?

Recorded crime is published for the Tamworth council area, which covers postcode 2355. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,434 violent offences, 5,831 property offences and 1,010 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2355 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Tamworth council area's violent crime rate is 90% above the national rate and 2.1 times the New South Wales rate (2,434 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 72 ranks 53 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2355?

Bendemeer, Retreat and Watsons Creek.

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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