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Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2578

Postcode 2578 covers Bundanoon 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: Wingecarribee.

Suburbs in 2578

Recorded crime in the council area

20/100

Wingecarribee

Very low335 of 362 nationally · 118 of 129 in NSW · 53,840 residents

Violent 702 per 100k

▲ +16% vs five years earlier

Property 1,382 per 100k

▼ -13% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 91 per 100k

▼ -37% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bundanoon in postcode 2578.

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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 2578

What is the crime rate in postcode 2578?

Recorded crime is published for the Wingecarribee council area, which covers postcode 2578. In 2025-26 it recorded 702 violent offences, 1,382 property offences and 91 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2578 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Wingecarribee council area's violent crime rate is 45% below the national rate and 39% below the New South Wales rate (702 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 20 ranks 335 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2578?

Bundanoon.

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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