Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2479

Postcode 2479 covers Bangalow, Binna Burra, Brooklet, Coopers Shoot, Coorabell, Fernleigh, Knockrow, McLeods Shoot, Nashua and Possum Creek 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: Byron and Ballina.

Suburbs in 2479

Recorded crime in the council areas

52/100

Byron

Moderate161 of 362 nationally · 52 of 129 in NSW · 38,784 residents

Violent 1,423 per 100k

▲ +11% vs five years earlier

Property 3,540 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 405 per 100k

▲ +26% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bangalow, Binna Burra, Coopers Shoot, Coorabell, McLeods Shoot, Nashua, Possum Creek in postcode 2479.

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51/100

Ballina

Moderate167 of 362 nationally · 53 of 129 in NSW · 48,603 residents

Violent 1,165 per 100k

▲ +27% vs five years earlier

Property 3,671 per 100k

▲ +66% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 469 per 100k

▲ +152% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Brooklet, Fernleigh, Knockrow in postcode 2479.

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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 2479

What is the crime rate in postcode 2479?

Recorded crime is published for the Byron council area, which covers most of postcode 2479. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,423 violent offences, 3,540 property offences and 405 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2479 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Byron council area's violent crime rate is 11% above the national rate and 24% above the New South Wales rate (1,423 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 52 ranks 161 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2479?

Bangalow, Binna Burra, Brooklet, Coopers Shoot, Coorabell, Fernleigh, Knockrow, McLeods Shoot, Nashua and Possum Creek.

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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