Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 2827
Postcode 2827 covers Bearbong, Biddon, Breelong, Collie, Curban, Gilgandra and Merrigal 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: Gilgandra and Warren.
Suburbs in 2827
Recorded crime in the council areas
Gilgandra
High112 of 362 nationally · 39 of 129 in NSW · 4,304 residents
- Violent 2,347 per 100k
▲ +14% vs five years earlier
- Property 4,414 per 100k
▲ +23% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 790 per 100k
▲ +42% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bearbong, Biddon, Breelong, Curban, Gilgandra in postcode 2827.
Warren
High59 of 362 nationally · 23 of 129 in NSW · 2,606 residents
- Violent 2,341 per 100k
▼ -2% vs five years earlier
- Property 6,869 per 100k
▲ +37% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 2,111 per 100k
▲ +127% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Collie, Merrigal in postcode 2827.
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 2827
What is the crime rate in postcode 2827?
Recorded crime is published for the Gilgandra council area, which covers most of postcode 2827. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,347 violent offences, 4,414 property offences and 790 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 2827 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Gilgandra council area's violent crime rate is 83% above the national rate and 2.0 times the New South Wales rate (2,347 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 62 ranks 112 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 2827?
Bearbong, Biddon, Breelong, Collie, Curban, Gilgandra and Merrigal.
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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