Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2431

Postcode 2431 covers Arakoon, Jerseyville and South West Rocks 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: Kempsey.

Suburbs in 2431

Recorded crime in the council area

76/100

Kempsey

High38 of 362 nationally · 11 of 129 in NSW · 31,950 residents

Violent 2,407 per 100k

▲ +13% vs five years earlier

Property 6,119 per 100k

▼ -6% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 933 per 100k

▼ -30% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Arakoon, Jerseyville, South West Rocks in postcode 2431.

Open Kempsey 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 2431

What is the crime rate in postcode 2431?

Recorded crime is published for the Kempsey council area, which covers postcode 2431. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,407 violent offences, 6,119 property offences and 933 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2431 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Kempsey council area's violent crime rate is 88% above the national rate and 2.1 times the New South Wales rate (2,407 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 76 ranks 38 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2431?

Arakoon, Jerseyville and South West Rocks.

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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