Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2560

Postcode 2560 covers Ambarvale, Blair Athol, Campbelltown, Cataract, Gilead, Kentlyn, Ruse, Saint Helens Park, Wedderburn and Woodbine in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Campbelltown and Wollongong.

Suburbs in 2560

Recorded crime in the council areas

49/100

Campbelltown

Moderate175 of 362 nationally · 55 of 129 in NSW · 191,285 residents

Violent 1,403 per 100k

▲ +7% vs five years earlier

Property 2,616 per 100k

▼ -20% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 220 per 100k

▼ -30% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Ambarvale, Blair Athol, Campbelltown, Gilead, Kentlyn, Ruse, Saint Helens Park, Wedderburn, Woodbine in postcode 2560.

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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 Cataract in postcode 2560.

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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 2560

What is the crime rate in postcode 2560?

Recorded crime is published for the Campbelltown council area, which covers most of postcode 2560. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,403 violent offences, 2,616 property offences and 220 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2560 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Campbelltown council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 22% above the New South Wales rate (1,403 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 49 ranks 175 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2560?

Ambarvale, Blair Athol, Campbelltown, Cataract, Gilead, Kentlyn, Ruse, Saint Helens Park, Wedderburn and Woodbine.

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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