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Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2541

Postcode 2541 covers Bangalee, Bomaderry, North Nowra, Nowra, Nowra DC, Nowra East, South Nowra and West Nowra 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 2541

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 Bangalee, Bomaderry, North Nowra, Nowra, Nowra DC, Nowra East, South Nowra, West Nowra in postcode 2541.

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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 2541

What is the crime rate in postcode 2541?

Recorded crime is published for the Shoalhaven council area, which covers postcode 2541. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,456 violent offences, 3,013 property offences and 381 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2541 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 2541?

Bangalee, Bomaderry, North Nowra, Nowra, Nowra DC, Nowra East, South Nowra and West Nowra.

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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