Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Australian Capital Territory · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 2603

Postcode 2603 covers Forrest, Griffith, Manuka and Red Hill 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 2603

Recorded crime in the council area

42/100

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 Forrest, Griffith, Manuka, Red Hill in postcode 2603.

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 2603

What is the crime rate in postcode 2603?

Recorded crime is published for the Unincorporated ACT council area, which covers postcode 2603. In 2024-25 it recorded 806 violent offences, 2,568 property offences and 354 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2603 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 2603?

Forrest, Griffith, Manuka and Red Hill.

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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