Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2720

Postcode 2720 covers Blowering, Buddong, Couragago, Gilmore, Goobarragandra, Little River, Mundongo, Wereboldera, Wermatong and Wyangle 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: Snowy Valleys.

Suburbs in 2720

Recorded crime in the council area

47/100

Snowy Valleys

Moderate195 of 362 nationally · 60 of 129 in NSW · 15,058 residents

Violent 1,229 per 100k

▲ +18% vs five years earlier

Property 3,068 per 100k

▲ +4% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 571 per 100k

▲ +25% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Blowering, Buddong, Couragago, Gilmore, Goobarragandra, Little River, Mundongo, Wereboldera, Wermatong, Wyangle in postcode 2720.

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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 2720

What is the crime rate in postcode 2720?

Recorded crime is published for the Snowy Valleys council area, which covers postcode 2720. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,229 violent offences, 3,068 property offences and 571 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2720 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Snowy Valleys council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and close to the New South Wales rate (1,229 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 47 ranks 195 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2720?

Blowering, Buddong, Couragago, Gilmore, Goobarragandra, Little River, Mundongo, Wereboldera, Wermatong and Wyangle.

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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