Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2382

Postcode 2382 covers Boggabri, Maules Creek, Wean and Willala 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: Narrabri and Gunnedah.

Suburbs in 2382

Recorded crime in the council areas

68/100

Narrabri

High80 of 362 nationally · 31 of 129 in NSW · 12,797 residents

Violent 2,157 per 100k

▲ +23% vs five years earlier

Property 4,353 per 100k

▲ +25% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 735 per 100k

▲ +16% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Boggabri, Maules Creek, Wean in postcode 2382.

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 Willala in postcode 2382.

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 2382

What is the crime rate in postcode 2382?

Recorded crime is published for the Narrabri council area, which covers most of postcode 2382. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,157 violent offences, 4,353 property offences and 735 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2382 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Narrabri council area's violent crime rate is 68% above the national rate and 87% above the New South Wales rate (2,157 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 68 ranks 80 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2382?

Boggabri, Maules Creek, Wean and Willala.

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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