Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2766

Postcode 2766 covers Eastern Creek and Rooty Hill 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: Blacktown.

Suburbs in 2766

Recorded crime in the council area

44/100

Blacktown

Moderate216 of 362 nationally · 74 of 129 in NSW · 449,385 residents

Violent 1,322 per 100k

▼ -3% vs five years earlier

Property 2,500 per 100k

▼ -22% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 220 per 100k

▼ -21% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Eastern Creek, Rooty Hill in postcode 2766.

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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 2766

What is the crime rate in postcode 2766?

Recorded crime is published for the Blacktown council area, which covers postcode 2766. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,322 violent offences, 2,500 property offences and 220 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2766 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Blacktown council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 15% above the New South Wales rate (1,322 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 44 ranks 216 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2766?

Eastern Creek and Rooty Hill.

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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