Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2452

Postcode 2452 covers Boambee East, Sawtell and Toormina 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: Coffs Harbour.

Suburbs in 2452

Recorded crime in the council area

70/100

Coffs Harbour

High68 of 362 nationally · 26 of 129 in NSW · 82,109 residents

Violent 1,888 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Property 3,740 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 452 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Boambee East, Sawtell, Toormina in postcode 2452.

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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 2452

What is the crime rate in postcode 2452?

Recorded crime is published for the Coffs Harbour council area, which covers postcode 2452. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,888 violent offences, 3,740 property offences and 452 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2452 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Coffs Harbour council area's violent crime rate is 47% above the national rate and 64% above the New South Wales rate (1,888 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 70 ranks 68 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2452?

Boambee East, Sawtell and Toormina.

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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