Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26
Crime in postcode 2870
Postcode 2870 covers Alectown, Bumberry, Cookamidgera, Cooks Myalls, Daroobalgie, Goonumbla, Mandagery, Parkes and Tichborne 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: Parkes, Cabonne and Forbes.
Suburbs in 2870
Recorded crime in the council areas
Parkes
High46 of 362 nationally · 14 of 129 in NSW · 14,175 residents
- Violent 2,166 per 100k
▲ +3% vs five years earlier
- Property 4,325 per 100k
▼ -17% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 649 per 100k
▼ -11% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Alectown, Cooks Myalls, Goonumbla, Parkes, Tichborne in postcode 2870.
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 Bumberry, Mandagery in postcode 2870.
Forbes
High39 of 362 nationally · 12 of 129 in NSW · 9,301 residents
- Violent 1,968 per 100k
▼ -9% vs five years earlier
- Property 4,666 per 100k
▼ -27% vs five years earlier
- Break-ins 753 per 100k
▼ -36% vs five years earlier
Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Cookamidgera, Daroobalgie in postcode 2870.
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 2870
What is the crime rate in postcode 2870?
Recorded crime is published for the Parkes council area, which covers most of postcode 2870. In 2025-26 it recorded 2,166 violent offences, 4,325 property offences and 649 break-ins per 100,000 residents.
How does postcode 2870 compare with the rest of Australia?
The Parkes council area's violent crime rate is 69% above the national rate and 88% above the New South Wales rate (2,166 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 74 ranks 46 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.
Which suburbs are in postcode 2870?
Alectown, Bumberry, Cookamidgera, Cooks Myalls, Daroobalgie, Goonumbla, Mandagery, Parkes and Tichborne.
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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