Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 2403
Postcode 2403 covers Balfours Peak, Delungra, Gragin and Myall Creek 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: Gwydir and Inverell.
Suburbs in 2403
Recorded crime in the council areas
Gwydir
Moderate242 of 362 nationally · 86 of 129 in NSW · 4,968 residents
- Violent 1,590 per 100k
▲ +39% vs five years earlier
- Property 2,556 per 100k
▲ +26% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 523 per 100k
▲ +71% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Balfours Peak, Myall Creek in postcode 2403.
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 Delungra, Gragin in postcode 2403.
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 2403
What is the crime rate in postcode 2403?
Recorded crime is published for the Gwydir council area, which covers most of postcode 2403. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,590 violent offences, 2,556 property offences and 523 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 2403 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Gwydir council area's violent crime rate is 24% above the national rate and 38% above the New South Wales rate (1,590 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 41 ranks 242 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 2403?
Balfours Peak, Delungra, Gragin and Myall 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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