Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2809

Postcode 2809 covers Greenethorpe 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: Weddin.

Suburbs in 2809

Recorded crime in the council area

37/100

Weddin

Low260 of 362 nationally · 90 of 129 in NSW · 3,558 residents

Violent 1,546 per 100k

▲ +32% vs five years earlier

Property 2,389 per 100k

▲ +5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 253 per 100k

▼ -9% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Greenethorpe in postcode 2809.

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 2809

What is the crime rate in postcode 2809?

Recorded crime is published for the Weddin council area, which covers postcode 2809. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,546 violent offences, 2,389 property offences and 253 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2809 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Weddin council area's violent crime rate is 21% above the national rate and 34% above the New South Wales rate (1,546 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 37 ranks 260 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2809?

Greenethorpe.

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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