Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2473

Postcode 2473 covers Doonbah and Evans Head 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: Richmond Valley.

Suburbs in 2473

Recorded crime in the council area

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 Doonbah, Evans Head in postcode 2473.

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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 2473

What is the crime rate in postcode 2473?

Recorded crime is published for the Richmond Valley council area, which covers postcode 2473. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,021 violent offences, 4,271 property offences and 844 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2473 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 2473?

Doonbah and Evans Head.

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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