Postcode · Australian Capital Territory · 2024-25
Crime in postcode 2600
Postcode 2600 covers Barton, Canberra, Capital Hill, Deakin, Harman, Parkes, Russell and Yarralumla in Australian Capital Territory. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Unincorporated ACT.
Suburbs in 2600
Recorded crime in the council area
Unincorporated ACT
Moderate233 of 362 nationally · 1 of 1 in ACT · 484,630 residents
- Violent 806 per 100k
▼ -1% vs five years earlier
- Property 2,568 per 100k
▼ -28% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 354 per 100k
▼ -32% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Barton, Canberra, Capital Hill, Deakin, Harman, Parkes, Russell, Yarralumla in postcode 2600.
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 2600
What is the crime rate in postcode 2600?
Recorded crime is published for the Unincorporated ACT council area, which covers postcode 2600. In 2024-25 it recorded 806 violent offences, 2,568 property offences and 354 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 2600 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Unincorporated ACT council area's violent crime rate is 34% below the national rate and close to the Australian Capital Territory rate (806 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 42 ranks 233 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 2600?
Barton, Canberra, Capital Hill, Deakin, Harman, Parkes, Russell and Yarralumla.
Where do these figures come from?
Offence counts come from Australian Capital Territory'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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