Cumberland crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Cumberland is a council area in New South Wales with about 256,906 residents. It has a Crime Score 41 out of 100 (moderate), 241st 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 robbery (81st percentile), assault (40th percentile), homicide (58th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 46.
In 2025-26: violent 999 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); property 2,299 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 212 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier); theft 1,108 per 100,000 (+17% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 88th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cumberland council area is 8.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7.1% of occupied homes (3,940 public and 1,147 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 2,265 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 95.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 57.3% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, China, Lebanon. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 8.2% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 6.4% of homes; about 93.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 58.2% 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 | 999 | 2,566 | +5% |
| Property | 2,299 | 5,906 | -13% |
| Break-ins | 212 | 545 | -25% |
| Theft | 1,108 | 2,847 | +17% |
Questions
Is Cumberland safe?
Cumberland recorded 999 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 13% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 22% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 41 out of 100 (moderate), 241st 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 Cumberland?
545 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 212 per 100,000 residents, about 30% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Cumberland
- Investigation underway after teen stabbed - Guildford · Guildford, 11 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Pedestrian dies following crash - Guildford · Guildford, 28 Sept 2026 · 2 km away
- Homicide Squad detectives charge woman for alleged involvement in fatal shooting - Merrylands · Merrylands, 19 Sept 2026
- Homicide Squad detectives charge drone operator for alleged involvement in fatal shooting - Merrylands · Merrylands, 12 Sept 2026
- Man and woman assaulted during home invasion - Guildford West · Guildford West, 7 Sept 2026 · 2 km away
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Suburbs in the Cumberland council area
Auburn · Berala · Girraween · Granville · Greystanes · Guildford · Guildford West · Holroyd · Lidcombe · Lidcombe North · Mays Hill · Merrylands · Merrylands West · Pemulwuy · Pendle Hill · Regents Park · Rookwood · South Granville · South Wentworthville · Toongabbie · Wentworthville · Westmead · Woodpark · Yennora
Postcodes in the Cumberland council area
2141 · 2142 · 2143 · 2144 · 2145 · 2146 · 2160 · 2161 · 2164
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