Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2834

Postcode 2834 covers Angledool and Lightning Ridge 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: Walgett.

Suburbs in 2834

Recorded crime in the council area

89/100

Walgett

Very high6 of 362 nationally · 2 of 129 in NSW · 5,437 residents

Violent 5,886 per 100k

▲ +36% vs five years earlier

Property 9,068 per 100k

▲ +28% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 2,060 per 100k

▲ +80% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Angledool, Lightning Ridge in postcode 2834.

Open Walgett 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 2834

What is the crime rate in postcode 2834?

Recorded crime is published for the Walgett council area, which covers postcode 2834. In 2025-26 it recorded 5,886 violent offences, 9,068 property offences and 2,060 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2834 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Walgett council area's violent crime rate is 4.6 times the national rate and 5.1 times the New South Wales rate (5,886 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 89 ranks 6 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2834?

Angledool and Lightning Ridge.

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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