Blue Mountains crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Blue Mountains is a council area in New South Wales with about 79,236 residents. It has a Crime Score 26 out of 100 (low), 306th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by sexual offences (50th percentile), homicide (41st percentile), robbery (43rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 30.
In 2025-26: violent 772 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); property 1,560 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); break-ins 153 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier); theft 535 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 106th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Blue Mountains council area is 3.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.9% of occupied homes (207 public and 387 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 118 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 18% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 1.8% of homes; about 14.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 18.3% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 772 | 612 | +3% |
| Property | 1,560 | 1,236 | -26% |
| Break-ins | 153 | 121 | -27% |
| Theft | 535 | 424 | -9% |
Questions
Is Blue Mountains safe?
Blue Mountains recorded 772 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 33% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 40% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 25.6 out of 100 (low), 306th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Blue Mountains?
121 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 153 per 100,000 residents, about 49% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Blue Mountains
- Child dies in hospital as woman remains before court over alleged fatal stabbing - Blue Mountains · Blue Mountains, 24 Sept 2026
- Woman charged with murder after child dies, two critical after alleged stabbing - Blue Mountains PAC · Blue Mountains, 22 Sept 2026
- One child deceased; two other children and woman in critical condition after stabbing - Blue Mountains PAC · Blue Mountains, 20 Sept 2026
- Investigation underway after fatal fail to stop crash - Katoomba · Katoomba, 17 Sept 2026 · 16 km away
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Suburbs in the Blue Mountains council area
Blackheath · Blaxland · Blaxland East · Blue Mountains National Park · Blue Mountains National Park · Blue Mountains National Park · Bullaburra · Faulconbridge · Glenbrook · Hawkesbury Heights · Hazelbrook · Katoomba · Katoomba DC · Lapstone · Lawson · Leura · Linden · Medlow Bath · Megalong Valley · Mount Irvine · Mount Riverview · Mount Tomah · Mount Victoria · Mount Wilson · Springwood · Sun Valley · The Devils Wilderness · Valley Heights · Warrimoo · Wentworth Falls · Winmalee · Woodford · Yellow Rock
Postcodes in the Blue Mountains council area
2758 · 2773 · 2774 · 2776 · 2777 · 2778 · 2779 · 2780 · 2782 · 2783 · 2784 · 2785 · 2786
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