Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 2482
Postcode 2482 covers Goonengerry, Huonbrook, Koonyum Range, Montecollum, Mullumbimby Creek, Palmwoods, Upper Coopers Creek, Upper Main Arm, Upper Wilsons Creek and Wilsons Creek 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: Byron.
Suburbs in 2482
- Goonengerry
- Huonbrook
- Koonyum Range
- Montecollum
- Mullumbimby Creek
- Palmwoods
- Upper Coopers Creek
- Upper Main Arm
- Upper Wilsons Creek
- Wilsons Creek
Recorded crime in the council area
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 Goonengerry, Huonbrook, Koonyum Range, Montecollum, Mullumbimby Creek, Palmwoods, Upper Coopers Creek, Upper Main Arm, Upper Wilsons Creek, Wilsons Creek in postcode 2482.
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 2482
What is the crime rate in postcode 2482?
Recorded crime is published for the Byron council area, which covers postcode 2482. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,423 violent offences, 3,540 property offences and 405 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 2482 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 2482?
Goonengerry, Huonbrook, Koonyum Range, Montecollum, Mullumbimby Creek, Palmwoods, Upper Coopers Creek, Upper Main Arm, Upper Wilsons Creek and Wilsons 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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