Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 2462
Postcode 2462 covers Coldstream, Diggers Camp, Gilletts Ridge, Lake Hiawatha, Lavadia, Minnie Water, Pillar Valley, Swan Creek, Tucabia and Ulmarra 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: Clarence Valley.
Suburbs in 2462
- Coldstream
- Diggers Camp
- Gilletts Ridge
- Lake Hiawatha
- Lavadia
- Minnie Water
- Pillar Valley
- Swan Creek
- Tucabia
- Ulmarra
Recorded crime in the council area
Clarence Valley
High85 of 362 nationally · 32 of 129 in NSW · 56,874 residents
- Violent 1,660 per 100k
▲ +55% vs five years earlier
- Property 4,559 per 100k
▲ +74% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 833 per 100k
▲ +182% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Coldstream, Diggers Camp, Gilletts Ridge, Lake Hiawatha, Lavadia, Minnie Water, Pillar Valley, Swan Creek, Tucabia, Ulmarra in postcode 2462.
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 2462
What is the crime rate in postcode 2462?
Recorded crime is published for the Clarence Valley council area, which covers postcode 2462. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,660 violent offences, 4,559 property offences and 833 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 2462 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Clarence Valley council area's violent crime rate is 30% above the national rate and 44% above the New South Wales rate (1,660 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 67 ranks 85 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 2462?
Coldstream, Diggers Camp, Gilletts Ridge, Lake Hiawatha, Lavadia, Minnie Water, Pillar Valley, Swan Creek, Tucabia and Ulmarra.
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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