Campbelltown crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Campbelltown is a council area in New South Wales with about 191,285 residents. It has a Crime Score 49 out of 100 (moderate), 175th 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 assault (61st percentile), homicide (64th percentile), robbery (74th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 56.
In 2025-26: violent 1,403 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); property 2,616 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 220 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 1,082 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 59th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Campbelltown council area is 6.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 8.7% of occupied homes (4,543 public and 474 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 811 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 44.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 37.1% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, Bangladesh, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.3% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 7.9% of homes; about 44.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 37.7% 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 | 1,403 | 2,683 | +7% |
| Property | 2,616 | 5,004 | -20% |
| Break-ins | 220 | 421 | -30% |
| Theft | 1,082 | 2,069 | -16% |
Questions
Is Campbelltown safe?
Campbelltown recorded 1,400 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 22% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 10% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 49.4 out of 100 (moderate), 175th 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 Campbelltown?
421 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 220 per 100,000 residents, about 27% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Campbelltown
- Man dies following crash - Ingleburn · Ingleburn, 25 Oct 2026 · 6 km away
- Taskforce Falcon detectives charge woman over alleged conspiracy to murder - West Hoxton · West Hoxton, 23 Sept 2026 · 13 km away
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Suburbs in the Campbelltown council area
Airds · Ambarvale · Bardia · Blair Athol · Blairmount · Bow Bowing · Bradbury · Campbelltown · Claymore · Denham Court · Eagle Vale · Englorie Park · Eschol Park · Gilead · Glen Alpine · Glenfield · Glenquarie · Holsworthy · Ingleburn · Kearns · Kentlyn · Leumeah · Long Point · Macquarie Fields · Macquarie Links · Menangle Park · Minto · Minto Heights · Raby · Rosemeadow · Ruse · Saint Andrews · Saint Helens Park · Varroville · Wedderburn · Woodbine
Postcodes in the Campbelltown council area
2167 · 2173 · 2558 · 2559 · 2560 · 2563 · 2564 · 2565 · 2566
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