Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2427

Postcode 2427 covers Crowdy Head and Harrington 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: Mid-Coast.

Suburbs in 2427

Recorded crime in the council area

50/100

Mid-Coast

Moderate172 of 362 nationally · 54 of 129 in NSW · 99,448 residents

Violent 1,587 per 100k

▲ +14% vs five years earlier

Property 3,283 per 100k

▼ -14% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 558 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Crowdy Head, Harrington in postcode 2427.

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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 2427

What is the crime rate in postcode 2427?

Recorded crime is published for the Mid-Coast council area, which covers postcode 2427. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,587 violent offences, 3,283 property offences and 558 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2427 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mid-Coast council area's violent crime rate is 24% above the national rate and 38% above the New South Wales rate (1,587 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 50 ranks 172 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2427?

Crowdy Head and Harrington.

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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