Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2379

Postcode 2379 covers Goolhi, Mullaley, Napier Lane and Nombi 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: Warrumbungle and Gunnedah.

Suburbs in 2379

Recorded crime in the council areas

72/100

Warrumbungle

High58 of 362 nationally · 22 of 129 in NSW · 9,246 residents

Violent 2,012 per 100k

▲ +45% vs five years earlier

Property 3,991 per 100k

▲ +17% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 757 per 100k

▲ +40% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Goolhi, Napier Lane, Nombi in postcode 2379.

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 Mullaley in postcode 2379.

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 2379

What is the crime rate in postcode 2379?

Recorded crime is published for the Warrumbungle council area, which covers most of postcode 2379. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,012 violent offences, 3,991 property offences and 757 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2379 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Warrumbungle council area's violent crime rate is 57% above the national rate and 75% above the New South Wales rate (2,012 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 72 ranks 58 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2379?

Goolhi, Mullaley, Napier Lane and Nombi.

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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