Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2717

Postcode 2717 covers Coomealla and Dareton 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: Wentworth.

Suburbs in 2717

Recorded crime in the council area

62/100

Wentworth

High110 of 362 nationally · 37 of 129 in NSW · 7,982 residents

Violent 1,992 per 100k

▲ +25% vs five years earlier

Property 4,961 per 100k

▲ +59% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 902 per 100k

▲ +111% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Coomealla, Dareton in postcode 2717.

Open Wentworth 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 2717

What is the crime rate in postcode 2717?

Recorded crime is published for the Wentworth council area, which covers postcode 2717. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,992 violent offences, 4,961 property offences and 902 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2717 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Wentworth council area's violent crime rate is 56% above the national rate and 73% above the New South Wales rate (1,992 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 62 ranks 110 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2717?

Coomealla and Dareton.

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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