Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2790

Postcode 2790 covers Ben Bullen, Cobar Park, Hermitage Flat, Jenolan, Littleton, Morts Estate, Newnes Plateau, Sheedys Gully, Wolgan Valley and Wollangambe in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Lithgow and Oberon.

Suburbs in 2790

Recorded crime in the council areas

59/100

Lithgow

Moderate130 of 362 nationally · 43 of 129 in NSW · 20,693 residents

Violent 1,817 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Property 3,484 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 358 per 100k

▼ -9% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Ben Bullen, Cobar Park, Hermitage Flat, Littleton, Morts Estate, Newnes Plateau, Sheedys Gully, Wolgan Valley, Wollangambe in postcode 2790.

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36/100

Oberon

Low270 of 362 nationally · 95 of 129 in NSW · 5,595 residents

Violent 1,001 per 100k

▲ +1% vs five years earlier

Property 1,215 per 100k

▼ -36% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 125 per 100k

▼ -42% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Jenolan in postcode 2790.

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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 2790

What is the crime rate in postcode 2790?

Recorded crime is published for the Lithgow council area, which covers most of postcode 2790. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,817 violent offences, 3,484 property offences and 358 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2790 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Lithgow council area's violent crime rate is 42% above the national rate and 58% above the New South Wales rate (1,817 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 59 ranks 130 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2790?

Ben Bullen, Cobar Park, Hermitage Flat, Jenolan, Littleton, Morts Estate, Newnes Plateau, Sheedys Gully, Wolgan Valley and Wollangambe.

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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