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Crime in postcode 2588

Postcode 2588 covers Wallendbeen 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: Cootamundra-Gundagai.

Suburbs in 2588

Recorded crime in the council area

40/100

Cootamundra-Gundagai

Moderate244 of 362 nationally · 87 of 129 in NSW · 11,429 residents

Violent 1,006 per 100k

▼ -0% vs five years earlier

Property 2,441 per 100k

▼ -1% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 429 per 100k

▲ +19% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Wallendbeen in postcode 2588.

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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 2588

What is the crime rate in postcode 2588?

Recorded crime is published for the Cootamundra-Gundagai council area, which covers postcode 2588. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,006 violent offences, 2,441 property offences and 429 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2588 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Cootamundra-Gundagai council area's violent crime rate is 21% below the national rate and 13% below the New South Wales rate (1,006 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 40 ranks 244 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2588?

Wallendbeen.

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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