Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2445

Postcode 2445 covers Bonny Hills, Grants Beach, Jolly Nose and Lake Cathie 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: Port Macquarie-Hastings.

Suburbs in 2445

Recorded crime in the council area

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 Bonny Hills, Grants Beach, Jolly Nose, Lake Cathie in postcode 2445.

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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 2445

What is the crime rate in postcode 2445?

Recorded crime is published for the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, which covers postcode 2445. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,317 violent offences, 2,964 property offences and 413 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2445 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 2445?

Bonny Hills, Grants Beach, Jolly Nose and Lake Cathie.

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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