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Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2875

Postcode 2875 covers Bruie Plains, Fifield, Ootha, Trundle and Yarrabandai 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: Forbes, Parkes and Lachlan.

Suburbs in 2875

Recorded crime in the council areas

76/100

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 Ootha, Yarrabandai in postcode 2875.

74/100

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 Bruie Plains, Trundle in postcode 2875.

79/100

Lachlan

High27 of 362 nationally · 5 of 129 in NSW · 6,118 residents

Violent 2,664 per 100k

▲ +71% vs five years earlier

Property 5,492 per 100k

▼ -8% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 801 per 100k

▼ -29% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Fifield in postcode 2875.

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 2875

What is the crime rate in postcode 2875?

Recorded crime is published for the Forbes council area, which covers most of postcode 2875. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,968 violent offences, 4,666 property offences and 753 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2875 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Forbes council area's violent crime rate is 54% above the national rate and 71% above the New South Wales rate (1,968 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 76 ranks 39 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2875?

Bruie Plains, Fifield, Ootha, Trundle and Yarrabandai.

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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