Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2785

Postcode 2785 covers Blackheath and Megalong Valley 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: Blue Mountains.

Suburbs in 2785

Recorded crime in the council area

26/100

Blue Mountains

Low306 of 362 nationally · 108 of 129 in NSW · 79,236 residents

Violent 772 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Property 1,560 per 100k

▼ -26% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 153 per 100k

▼ -27% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Blackheath, Megalong Valley in postcode 2785.

Open Blue Mountains 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 2785

What is the crime rate in postcode 2785?

Recorded crime is published for the Blue Mountains council area, which covers postcode 2785. In 2025-26 it recorded 772 violent offences, 1,560 property offences and 153 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2785 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Blue Mountains council area's violent crime rate is 40% below the national rate and 33% below the New South Wales rate (772 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 26 ranks 306 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2785?

Blackheath and Megalong Valley.

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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