Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2449

Postcode 2449 covers Argents Hill, Bowraville, Buckra Bendinni, Girralong, Kennaicle Creek, Killiekrankie, Missabotti, South Arm and Tewinga 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: Nambucca Valley and Bellingen.

Suburbs in 2449

Recorded crime in the council areas

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 Argents Hill, Bowraville, Buckra Bendinni, Girralong, Killiekrankie, Missabotti, South Arm, Tewinga in postcode 2449.

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47/100

Bellingen

Moderate196 of 362 nationally · 61 of 129 in NSW · 13,348 residents

Violent 1,281 per 100k

▲ +10% vs five years earlier

Property 2,472 per 100k

▲ +20% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 337 per 100k

▲ +27% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Kennaicle Creek in postcode 2449.

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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 2449

What is the crime rate in postcode 2449?

Recorded crime is published for the Nambucca Valley council area, which covers most of postcode 2449. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,695 violent offences, 3,230 property offences and 428 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2449 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 2449?

Argents Hill, Bowraville, Buckra Bendinni, Girralong, Kennaicle Creek, Killiekrankie, Missabotti, South Arm and Tewinga.

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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