Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2797

Postcode 2797 covers Garland and Lyndhurst 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: Blayney.

Suburbs in 2797

Recorded crime in the council area

31/100

Blayney

Low288 of 362 nationally · 101 of 129 in NSW · 7,831 residents

Violent 881 per 100k

▼ -31% vs five years earlier

Property 1,762 per 100k

▼ -23% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 332 per 100k

▼ -22% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Garland, Lyndhurst in postcode 2797.

Open Blayney 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 2797

What is the crime rate in postcode 2797?

Recorded crime is published for the Blayney council area, which covers postcode 2797. In 2025-26 it recorded 881 violent offences, 1,762 property offences and 332 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2797 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Blayney council area's violent crime rate is 31% below the national rate and 23% below the New South Wales rate (881 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 31 ranks 288 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2797?

Garland and Lyndhurst.

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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