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Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2590

Postcode 2590 covers Bethungra, Cootamundra and Illabo 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: Junee and Cootamundra-Gundagai.

Suburbs in 2590

Recorded crime in the council areas

45/100

Junee

Moderate211 of 362 nationally · 70 of 129 in NSW · 6,403 residents

Violent 1,187 per 100k

▼ -13% vs five years earlier

Property 2,015 per 100k

▼ -22% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 203 per 100k

▼ -59% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bethungra, Illabo in postcode 2590.

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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 Cootamundra in postcode 2590.

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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 2590

What is the crime rate in postcode 2590?

Recorded crime is published for the Junee council area, which covers most of postcode 2590. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,187 violent offences, 2,015 property offences and 203 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2590 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Junee council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and close to the New South Wales rate (1,187 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 45 ranks 211 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2590?

Bethungra, Cootamundra and Illabo.

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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