Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2360

Postcode 2360 covers Elsmore, Gilgai, Long Plain, Mount Russell, Newstead, Nullamanna, Oakwood, Paradise, Rob Roy and Sapphire 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: Inverell.

Suburbs in 2360

Recorded crime in the council area

65/100

Inverell

High94 of 362 nationally · 34 of 129 in NSW · 18,152 residents

Violent 2,132 per 100k

▲ +23% vs five years earlier

Property 3,416 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 678 per 100k

▲ +31% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Elsmore, Gilgai, Long Plain, Mount Russell, Newstead, Nullamanna, Oakwood, Paradise, Rob Roy, Sapphire in postcode 2360.

Open Inverell on the map

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 2360

What is the crime rate in postcode 2360?

Recorded crime is published for the Inverell council area, which covers postcode 2360. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,132 violent offences, 3,416 property offences and 678 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2360 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Inverell council area's violent crime rate is 67% above the national rate and 85% above the New South Wales rate (2,132 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 65 ranks 94 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2360?

Elsmore, Gilgai, Long Plain, Mount Russell, Newstead, Nullamanna, Oakwood, Paradise, Rob Roy and Sapphire.

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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