Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2749

Postcode 2749 covers Castlereagh and Cranebrook 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: Penrith.

Suburbs in 2749

Recorded crime in the council area

52/100

Penrith

Moderate158 of 362 nationally · 51 of 129 in NSW · 231,701 residents

Violent 1,400 per 100k

▼ -0% vs five years earlier

Property 3,254 per 100k

▼ -14% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 286 per 100k

▼ -30% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Castlereagh, Cranebrook in postcode 2749.

Open Penrith 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 2749

What is the crime rate in postcode 2749?

Recorded crime is published for the Penrith council area, which covers postcode 2749. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,400 violent offences, 3,254 property offences and 286 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2749 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Penrith council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 22% above the New South Wales rate (1,400 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 52 ranks 158 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2749?

Castlereagh and Cranebrook.

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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