Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2454

Postcode 2454 covers Bellingen, Brierfield, Brinerville, Bundagen, Fernmount, Kalang, Raleigh, Spicketts Creek, Thora and Valery 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: Bellingen and Coffs Harbour.

Suburbs in 2454

Recorded crime in the council areas

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 Bellingen, Brierfield, Brinerville, Fernmount, Kalang, Raleigh, Spicketts Creek, Thora, Valery in postcode 2454.

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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 Bundagen in postcode 2454.

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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 2454

What is the crime rate in postcode 2454?

Recorded crime is published for the Bellingen council area, which covers most of postcode 2454. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,281 violent offences, 2,472 property offences and 337 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2454 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Bellingen council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 11% above the New South Wales rate (1,281 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 47 ranks 196 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2454?

Bellingen, Brierfield, Brinerville, Bundagen, Fernmount, Kalang, Raleigh, Spicketts Creek, Thora and Valery.

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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