Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2517

Postcode 2517 covers Russell Vale and Woonona 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 2517

Recorded crime in the council area

45/100

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 Russell Vale, Woonona in postcode 2517.

Open Wollongong 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 2517

What is the crime rate in postcode 2517?

Recorded crime is published for the Wollongong council area, which covers postcode 2517. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,099 violent offences, 2,948 property offences and 316 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2517 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 2517?

Russell Vale and Woonona.

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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