Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2836

Postcode 2836 covers White Cliffs and Wilcannia 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: Central Darling.

Suburbs in 2836

Recorded crime in the council area

77/100

Central Darling

High36 of 362 nationally · 9 of 129 in NSW · 1,773 residents

Violent 6,204 per 100k

▼ -24% vs five years earlier

Property 8,968 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 2,369 per 100k

▼ -27% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers White Cliffs, Wilcannia in postcode 2836.

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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 2836

What is the crime rate in postcode 2836?

Recorded crime is published for the Central Darling council area, which covers postcode 2836. In 2025-26 it recorded 6,204 violent offences, 8,968 property offences and 2,369 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2836 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Central Darling council area's violent crime rate is 4.8 times the national rate and 5.4 times the New South Wales rate (6,204 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 77 ranks 36 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2836?

White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

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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