Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2798

Postcode 2798 covers Forest Reefs, Guyong, Millthorpe, Spring Terrace and Tallwood 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: Blayney and Cabonne.

Suburbs in 2798

Recorded crime in the council areas

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 Forest Reefs, Millthorpe, Tallwood in postcode 2798.

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25/100

Cabonne

Low307 of 362 nationally · 109 of 129 in NSW · 13,915 residents

Violent 704 per 100k

▲ +14% vs five years earlier

Property 1,480 per 100k

▼ -5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 266 per 100k

▼ -11% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Guyong, Spring Terrace in postcode 2798.

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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 2798

What is the crime rate in postcode 2798?

Recorded crime is published for the Blayney council area, which covers most of postcode 2798. In 2025-26 it recorded 881 violent offences, 1,762 property offences and 332 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2798 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 2798?

Forest Reefs, Guyong, Millthorpe, Spring Terrace and Tallwood.

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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