Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2849

Postcode 2849 covers Camboon, Carwell, Dunville Loop, Growee, Kelgoola, Lee Creek, Mount Marsden, Olinda, Upper Growee and Upper Nile 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: Mid-Western and Lithgow.

Suburbs in 2849

Recorded crime in the council areas

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 Camboon, Carwell, Growee, Kelgoola, Lee Creek, Olinda, Upper Growee in postcode 2849.

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59/100

Lithgow

Moderate130 of 362 nationally · 43 of 129 in NSW · 20,693 residents

Violent 1,817 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Property 3,484 per 100k

▼ -12% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 358 per 100k

▼ -9% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Dunville Loop, Mount Marsden, Upper Nile in postcode 2849.

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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 2849

What is the crime rate in postcode 2849?

Recorded crime is published for the Mid-Western council area, which covers most of postcode 2849. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,451 violent offences, 2,418 property offences and 298 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2849 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 2849?

Camboon, Carwell, Dunville Loop, Growee, Kelgoola, Lee Creek, Mount Marsden, Olinda, Upper Growee and Upper Nile.

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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