Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2715

Postcode 2715 covers Arumpo, Balranald, Hatfield, Kyalite and Mungo 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: Balranald.

Suburbs in 2715

Recorded crime in the council area

46/100

Balranald

Moderate205 of 362 nationally · 66 of 129 in NSW · 2,244 residents

Violent 1,337 per 100k

▲ +97% vs five years earlier

Property 3,119 per 100k

▲ +13% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 267 per 100k

▼ -63% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Arumpo, Balranald, Hatfield, Kyalite, Mungo in postcode 2715.

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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 2715

What is the crime rate in postcode 2715?

Recorded crime is published for the Balranald council area, which covers postcode 2715. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,337 violent offences, 3,119 property offences and 267 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2715 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Balranald council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 16% above the New South Wales rate (1,337 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 46 ranks 205 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2715?

Arumpo, Balranald, Hatfield, Kyalite and Mungo.

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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