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Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2448

Postcode 2448 covers Hyland Park, Nambucca Heads, Valla and Valla Beach 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: Nambucca Valley.

Suburbs in 2448

Recorded crime in the council area

54/100

Nambucca Valley

Moderate150 of 362 nationally · 47 of 129 in NSW · 21,237 residents

Violent 1,695 per 100k

▼ -6% vs five years earlier

Property 3,230 per 100k

▼ -20% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 428 per 100k

▼ -32% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Hyland Park, Nambucca Heads, Valla, Valla Beach in postcode 2448.

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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 2448

What is the crime rate in postcode 2448?

Recorded crime is published for the Nambucca Valley council area, which covers postcode 2448. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,695 violent offences, 3,230 property offences and 428 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2448 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Nambucca Valley council area's violent crime rate is 32% above the national rate and 47% above the New South Wales rate (1,695 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 54 ranks 150 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2448?

Hyland Park, Nambucca Heads, Valla and Valla Beach.

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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