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Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2868

Postcode 2868 covers Bournewood, North Yeoval, Obley and Yeoval 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: Cabonne and Dubbo.

Suburbs in 2868

Recorded crime in the council areas

25/100

Cabonne

Low307 of 362 nationally · 109 of 129 in NSW · 13,915 residents

Violent 704 per 100k

▲ +14% vs five years earlier

Property 1,480 per 100k

▼ -5% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 266 per 100k

▼ -11% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Obley, Yeoval in postcode 2868.

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79/100

Dubbo

High30 of 362 nationally · 7 of 129 in NSW · 57,384 residents

Violent 2,558 per 100k

▲ +8% vs five years earlier

Property 5,221 per 100k

▼ -15% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 758 per 100k

▼ -25% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Bournewood, North Yeoval in postcode 2868.

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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 2868

What is the crime rate in postcode 2868?

Recorded crime is published for the Cabonne council area, which covers most of postcode 2868. In 2025-26 it recorded 704 violent offences, 1,480 property offences and 266 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2868 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Cabonne council area's violent crime rate is 45% below the national rate and 39% below the New South Wales rate (704 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 25 ranks 307 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2868?

Bournewood, North Yeoval, Obley and Yeoval.

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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