Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 2506
Postcode 2506 covers Berkeley 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: Wollongong.
Suburbs in 2506
Recorded crime in the council area
Wollongong
Moderate208 of 362 nationally · 68 of 129 in NSW · 224,327 residents
- Violent 1,099 per 100k
▲ +17% vs five years earlier
- Property 2,948 per 100k
▼ -7% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 316 per 100k
▼ -15% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Berkeley in postcode 2506.
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 2506
What is the crime rate in postcode 2506?
Recorded crime is published for the Wollongong council area, which covers postcode 2506. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,099 violent offences, 2,948 property offences and 316 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 2506 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Wollongong council area's violent crime rate is 14% below the national rate and close to the New South Wales rate (1,099 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 45 ranks 208 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 2506?
Berkeley.
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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