Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 2838
Postcode 2838 covers Goodooga 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: Brewarrina.
Suburbs in 2838
Recorded crime in the council area
Brewarrina
Very high8 of 362 nationally · 3 of 129 in NSW · 1,396 residents
- Violent 5,444 per 100k
▼ -28% vs five years earlier
- Property 9,456 per 100k
▼ -17% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 2,149 per 100k
▼ -11% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Goodooga in postcode 2838.
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 2838
What is the crime rate in postcode 2838?
Recorded crime is published for the Brewarrina council area, which covers postcode 2838. In 2025-26 it recorded 5,444 violent offences, 9,456 property offences and 2,149 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 2838 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Brewarrina council area's violent crime rate is 4.3 times the national rate and 4.7 times the New South Wales rate (5,444 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 88 ranks 8 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 2838?
Goodooga.
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.
Nearby postcodes
- 2832 Cumborah
- 2833 Collarenebri
- 2834 Angledool
- 2836 White Cliffs
- 2839 Brewarrina
- 2842 Mendooran
- 2843 Coolah
- 2844 Birriwa
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