Dungog crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Dungog is a council area in New South Wales with about 10,102 residents. It has a Crime Score 24 out of 100 (low), 317th 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 (60th percentile), assault (30th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 33.
In 2025-26: violent 812 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); property 1,554 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 208 per 100,000 (+42% vs five years earlier); theft 574 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 101st of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Dungog council area is 3.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.8% of occupied homes (22 public and 7 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 9 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 9.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.8% 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 3.3% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 0.7% of homes; about 9.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.9% 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 | 812 | 82 | +2% |
| Property | 1,554 | 157 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 208 | 21 | +42% |
| Theft | 574 | 58 | -10% |
Questions
Is Dungog safe?
Dungog recorded 812 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 29% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 37% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 23.7 out of 100 (low), 317th 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 Dungog?
21 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 208 per 100,000 residents, about 31% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Dungog
- Man dies following motorcycle crash near Dungog · Dungog, 13 Sept 2026 · 10 km away
Suburbs in the Dungog council area
Alison · Allynbrook · Bandon Grove · Bendolba · Bingleburra · Brookfield · Cambra · Carrabolla · Chichester · Clarence Town · Dungog · East Gresford · Eccleston · Fishers Hill · Flat Tops · Fosterton · Glen Martin · Glen William · Gresford · Halton · Hanleys Creek · Hilldale · Lewinsbrook · Lostock · Main Creek · Marshdale · Martins Creek · Mount Rivers · Munni · Paterson · Salisbury · Stroud Hill · Sugarloaf · Summer Hill · Tabbil Creek · Tocal · Torryburn · Underbank · Upper Allyn · Vacy · Wallaringa · Wallarobba · Webbers Creek · Wirragulla
Postcodes in the Dungog council area
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