Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2421

Postcode 2421 covers Fishers Hill, Paterson, Summer Hill, Tocal, Torryburn, Vacy and Webbers Creek 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: Dungog.

Suburbs in 2421

Recorded crime in the council area

24/100

Dungog

Low317 of 362 nationally · 111 of 129 in NSW · 10,102 residents

Violent 812 per 100k

▲ +2% vs five years earlier

Property 1,554 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 208 per 100k

▲ +42% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Fishers Hill, Paterson, Summer Hill, Tocal, Torryburn, Vacy, Webbers Creek in postcode 2421.

Open Dungog 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 2421

What is the crime rate in postcode 2421?

Recorded crime is published for the Dungog council area, which covers postcode 2421. In 2025-26 it recorded 812 violent offences, 1,554 property offences and 208 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2421 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Dungog council area's violent crime rate is 37% below the national rate and 29% below the New South Wales rate (812 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 24 ranks 317 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2421?

Fishers Hill, Paterson, Summer Hill, Tocal, Torryburn, Vacy and Webbers 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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