Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2818

Postcode 2818 covers Benolong, Geurie, Ponto and Terrabella 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: Dubbo.

Suburbs in 2818

Recorded crime in the council area

79/100

Dubbo

High30 of 362 nationally · 7 of 129 in NSW · 57,384 residents

Violent 2,558 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Property 5,221 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 758 per 100k

▼ -25% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Benolong, Geurie, Ponto, Terrabella in postcode 2818.

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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 2818

What is the crime rate in postcode 2818?

Recorded crime is published for the Dubbo council area, which covers postcode 2818. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,558 violent offences, 5,221 property offences and 758 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2818 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Dubbo council area's violent crime rate is 2.0 times the national rate and 2.2 times the New South Wales rate (2,558 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 79 ranks 30 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2818?

Benolong, Geurie, Ponto and Terrabella.

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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