Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2848

Postcode 2848 covers Brogans Creek, Charbon, Clandulla and Kandos 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: Mid-Western.

Suburbs in 2848

Recorded crime in the council area

49/100

Mid-Western

Moderate178 of 362 nationally · 56 of 129 in NSW · 26,472 residents

Violent 1,451 per 100k

▼ -6% vs five years earlier

Property 2,418 per 100k

▼ -10% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 298 per 100k

▼ -14% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Brogans Creek, Charbon, Clandulla, Kandos in postcode 2848.

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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 2848

What is the crime rate in postcode 2848?

Recorded crime is published for the Mid-Western council area, which covers postcode 2848. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,451 violent offences, 2,418 property offences and 298 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2848 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Mid-Western council area's violent crime rate is 13% above the national rate and 26% above the New South Wales rate (1,451 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 49 ranks 178 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2848?

Brogans Creek, Charbon, Clandulla and Kandos.

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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