Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2672

Postcode 2672 covers Curlew Waters, Lake Cargelligo and Murrin Bridge 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: Lachlan.

Suburbs in 2672

Recorded crime in the council area

79/100

Lachlan

High27 of 362 nationally · 5 of 129 in NSW · 6,118 residents

Violent 2,664 per 100k

▲ +71% vs five years earlier

Property 5,492 per 100k

▼ -8% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 801 per 100k

▼ -29% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Curlew Waters, Lake Cargelligo, Murrin Bridge in postcode 2672.

Open Lachlan 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 2672

What is the crime rate in postcode 2672?

Recorded crime is published for the Lachlan council area, which covers postcode 2672. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,664 violent offences, 5,492 property offences and 801 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2672 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Lachlan council area's violent crime rate is 2.1 times the national rate and 2.3 times the New South Wales rate (2,664 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 79 ranks 27 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2672?

Curlew Waters, Lake Cargelligo and Murrin Bridge.

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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