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Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2579

Postcode 2579 covers Big Hill, Brayton, Exeter, Marulan, Penrose, Tallong and Wingello 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: Goulburn Mulwaree, Wingecarribee and Upper Lachlan.

Suburbs in 2579

Recorded crime in the council areas

53/100

Goulburn Mulwaree

Moderate154 of 362 nationally · 49 of 129 in NSW · 33,746 residents

Violent 1,446 per 100k

▲ +25% vs five years earlier

Property 2,996 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 296 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Brayton, Marulan, Tallong in postcode 2579.

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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 Exeter, Penrose, Wingello in postcode 2579.

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19/100

Upper Lachlan

Very low339 of 362 nationally · 122 of 129 in NSW · 9,005 residents

Violent 655 per 100k

▲ +80% vs five years earlier

Property 1,566 per 100k

▲ +28% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 167 per 100k

▲ +57% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Big Hill in postcode 2579.

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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 2579

What is the crime rate in postcode 2579?

Recorded crime is published for the Goulburn Mulwaree council area, which covers most of postcode 2579. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,446 violent offences, 2,996 property offences and 296 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2579 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Goulburn Mulwaree council area's violent crime rate is 13% above the national rate and 26% above the New South Wales rate (1,446 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 53 ranks 154 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2579?

Big Hill, Brayton, Exeter, Marulan, Penrose, Tallong and Wingello.

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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