Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2538

Postcode 2538 covers Brooman, Little Forest, Milton, Mogood, Morton, Porters Creek, Woodburn and Woodstock 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: Shoalhaven.

Suburbs in 2538

Recorded crime in the council area

47/100

Shoalhaven

Moderate202 of 362 nationally · 64 of 129 in NSW · 111,755 residents

Violent 1,456 per 100k

▲ +24% vs five years earlier

Property 3,013 per 100k

▲ +6% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 381 per 100k

▲ +10% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Brooman, Little Forest, Milton, Mogood, Morton, Porters Creek, Woodburn, Woodstock in postcode 2538.

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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 2538

What is the crime rate in postcode 2538?

Recorded crime is published for the Shoalhaven council area, which covers postcode 2538. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,456 violent offences, 3,013 property offences and 381 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2538 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Shoalhaven council area's violent crime rate is 14% above the national rate and 27% above the New South Wales rate (1,456 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 47 ranks 202 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2538?

Brooman, Little Forest, Milton, Mogood, Morton, Porters Creek, Woodburn and Woodstock.

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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