Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2623

Postcode 2623 covers Captains Flat 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: Queanbeyan-Palerang.

Suburbs in 2623

Recorded crime in the council area

31/100

Queanbeyan-Palerang

Low289 of 362 nationally · 102 of 129 in NSW · 67,633 residents

Violent 800 per 100k

▲ +6% vs five years earlier

Property 1,989 per 100k

▼ -24% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 220 per 100k

▼ -30% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Captains Flat in postcode 2623.

Open Queanbeyan-Palerang on the map

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 2623

What is the crime rate in postcode 2623?

Recorded crime is published for the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, which covers postcode 2623. In 2025-26 it recorded 800 violent offences, 1,989 property offences and 220 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2623 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Queanbeyan-Palerang council area's violent crime rate is 38% below the national rate and 30% below the New South Wales rate (800 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 31 ranks 289 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2623?

Captains Flat.

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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