Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2490

Postcode 2490 covers North Tumbulgum and Tumbulgum 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: Tweed.

Suburbs in 2490

Recorded crime in the council area

45/100

Tweed

Moderate213 of 362 nationally · 72 of 129 in NSW · 101,044 residents

Violent 1,035 per 100k

▲ +12% vs five years earlier

Property 3,154 per 100k

▲ +24% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 339 per 100k

▲ +15% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers North Tumbulgum, Tumbulgum in postcode 2490.

Open Tweed on the map

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 2490

What is the crime rate in postcode 2490?

Recorded crime is published for the Tweed council area, which covers postcode 2490. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,035 violent offences, 3,154 property offences and 339 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2490 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Tweed council area's violent crime rate is 19% below the national rate and 10% below the New South Wales rate (1,035 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 45 ranks 213 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2490?

North Tumbulgum and Tumbulgum.

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.

Nearby postcodes

All NSW postcodes · Look up another postcode · Interactive crime map