Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2852

Postcode 2852 covers Barneys Reef, Beryl, Bungaba, Goolma, Gulgong, Guntawang, Mebul, Merotherie, Tallawang and Two Mile Flat 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 2852

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 Barneys Reef, Beryl, Bungaba, Goolma, Gulgong, Guntawang, Mebul, Merotherie, Tallawang, Two Mile Flat in postcode 2852.

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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 2852

What is the crime rate in postcode 2852?

Recorded crime is published for the Mid-Western council area, which covers postcode 2852. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,451 violent offences, 2,418 property offences and 298 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2852 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 2852?

Barneys Reef, Beryl, Bungaba, Goolma, Gulgong, Guntawang, Mebul, Merotherie, Tallawang and Two Mile Flat.

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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