Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2409

Postcode 2409 covers Boggabilla and Boonal 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 Moree Plains.

Suburbs in 2409

Recorded crime in the council areas

41/100

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 Boonal in postcode 2409.

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85/100

Moree Plains

Very high15 of 362 nationally · 4 of 129 in NSW · 12,845 residents

Violent 4,656 per 100k

▲ +13% vs five years earlier

Property 11,172 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 2,110 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Boggabilla in postcode 2409.

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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 2409

What is the crime rate in postcode 2409?

Recorded crime is published for the Gwydir council area, which covers most of postcode 2409. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,590 violent offences, 2,556 property offences and 523 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2409 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 2409?

Boggabilla and Boonal.

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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