Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2572

Postcode 2572 covers Lakesland and Thirlmere 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: Wollondilly.

Suburbs in 2572

Recorded crime in the council area

21/100

Wollondilly

Low333 of 362 nationally · 116 of 129 in NSW · 62,080 residents

Violent 664 per 100k

▲ +19% vs five years earlier

Property 1,300 per 100k

▲ +0% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 90 per 100k

▼ -27% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Lakesland, Thirlmere in postcode 2572.

Open Wollondilly 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 2572

What is the crime rate in postcode 2572?

Recorded crime is published for the Wollondilly council area, which covers postcode 2572. In 2025-26 it recorded 664 violent offences, 1,300 property offences and 90 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2572 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Wollondilly council area's violent crime rate is 48% below the national rate and 42% below the New South Wales rate (664 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 21 ranks 333 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2572?

Lakesland and Thirlmere.

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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