Camden crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Camden is a council area in New South Wales with about 146,483 residents. It has a Crime Score 21 out of 100 (low), 334th 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 homicide (37th percentile), robbery (37th percentile), sexual offences (30th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 22.
In 2025-26: violent 705 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); property 1,335 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 70 per 100,000 (-41% vs five years earlier); theft 447 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 109th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Camden council area is 3.5% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.4% of occupied homes (374 public and 133 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 125 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 9.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 23.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, England, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.5% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 1.2% of homes; about 9.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24% 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 | 705 | 1,033 | +19% |
| Property | 1,335 | 1,956 | -5% |
| Break-ins | 70 | 102 | -41% |
| Theft | 447 | 655 | -18% |
Questions
Is Camden safe?
Camden recorded 705 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 39% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 45% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 20.5 out of 100 (low), 334th 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 Camden?
102 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 70 per 100,000 residents, about 77% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Camden
- Man dies following crash - Ingleburn · Ingleburn, 25 Oct 2026 · 13 km away
- Taskforce Falcon detectives charge woman over alleged conspiracy to murder - West Hoxton · West Hoxton, 23 Sept 2026 · 14 km away
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Suburbs in the Camden council area
Bickley Vale · Bringelly · Camden · Camden South · Catherine Field · Cobbitty · Currans Hill · Ellis Lane · Gledswood Hills · Grasmere · Gregory Hills · Harrington Park · Kirkham · Leppington · Mount Annan · Narellan · Narellan Vale · Oran Park · Smeaton Grange · Spring Farm
Postcodes in the Camden council area
2179 · 2556 · 2557 · 2567 · 2570
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