Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2443

Postcode 2443 covers Bobs Creek, Camden Head, Coralville, Crowdy Bay National Park, Diamond Head, Herons Creek, Johns River, Lakewood, North Haven and West Haven 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: Port Macquarie-Hastings and Mid-Coast.

Suburbs in 2443

Recorded crime in the council areas

47/100

Port Macquarie-Hastings

Moderate201 of 362 nationally · 63 of 129 in NSW · 92,432 residents

Violent 1,317 per 100k

▲ +18% vs five years earlier

Property 2,964 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 413 per 100k

▲ +36% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bobs Creek, Camden Head, Diamond Head, Herons Creek, Lakewood, North Haven, West Haven in postcode 2443.

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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 Coralville, Crowdy Bay National Park, Johns River in postcode 2443.

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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 2443

What is the crime rate in postcode 2443?

Recorded crime is published for the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which covers most of postcode 2443. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,317 violent offences, 2,964 property offences and 413 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2443 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Port Macquarie-Hastings council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 14% above the New South Wales rate (1,317 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 47 ranks 201 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2443?

Bobs Creek, Camden Head, Coralville, Crowdy Bay National Park, Diamond Head, Herons Creek, Johns River, Lakewood, North Haven and West Haven.

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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