Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2470

Postcode 2470 covers Coombell, Doubtful Creek, Dyraaba, Ellangowan, Irvington, Mongogarie, North Casino, Piora, Woodview and Yorklea 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: Richmond Valley and Kyogle.

Suburbs in 2470

Recorded crime in the council areas

71/100

Richmond Valley

High63 of 362 nationally · 25 of 129 in NSW · 24,044 residents

Violent 2,021 per 100k

▲ +21% vs five years earlier

Property 4,271 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 844 per 100k

▲ +72% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Coombell, Ellangowan, Irvington, Mongogarie, North Casino, Piora, Woodview, Yorklea in postcode 2470.

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38/100

Kyogle

Low256 of 362 nationally · 88 of 129 in NSW · 9,707 residents

Violent 948 per 100k

▼ -3% vs five years earlier

Property 2,400 per 100k

▲ +25% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 618 per 100k

▲ +122% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Doubtful Creek, Dyraaba in postcode 2470.

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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 2470

What is the crime rate in postcode 2470?

Recorded crime is published for the Richmond Valley council area, which covers most of postcode 2470. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,021 violent offences, 4,271 property offences and 844 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2470 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Richmond Valley council area's violent crime rate is 58% above the national rate and 76% above the New South Wales rate (2,021 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 71 ranks 63 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2470?

Coombell, Doubtful Creek, Dyraaba, Ellangowan, Irvington, Mongogarie, North Casino, Piora, Woodview and Yorklea.

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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