Greater Hume crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Greater Hume is a council area in New South Wales with about 11,742 residents. It has a Crime Score 32 out of 100 (low), 283rd 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 (68th percentile), sexual offences (54th percentile), robbery (30th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 33.
In 2025-26: violent 673 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); property 1,703 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 213 per 100,000 (-39% vs five years earlier); theft 605 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 113th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Greater Hume council area is 2.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.2% of occupied homes (21 public and 27 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 56 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 49.5 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.8% 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 2.9% (confidence 75 of 100); social housing about 1.1% of homes; about 48.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.9% 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 | 673 | 79 | +8% |
| Property | 1,703 | 200 | -16% |
| Break-ins | 213 | 25 | -39% |
| Theft | 605 | 71 | -13% |
Questions
Is Greater Hume safe?
Greater Hume recorded 673 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 42% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 47% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 32.1 out of 100 (low), 283rd 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 Greater Hume?
25 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 213 per 100,000 residents, about 29% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Greater Hume
- Renewed appeal for information after fatal stabbing - North Albury · North Albury, 10 Oct 2026 · 35 km away
- Investigation underway after man found stabbed - North Albury · North Albury, 27 Sept 2026 · 35 km away
Suburbs in the Greater Hume council area
Alma Park · Balldale · Bowna · Brocklesby · Bungowannah · Burrumbuttock · Carabost · Cookardinia · Coppabella · Culcairn · Gerogery · Glenellen · Goombargana · Henty · Holbrook · Jindera · Jingellic · Lankeys Creek · Little Billabong · Moorwatha · Morven · Mountain Creek · Mullengandra · Ournie · Talmalmo · Walbundrie · Walla Walla · Wantagong · Woomargama · Wymah · Yarara
Postcodes in the Greater Hume council area
2640 · 2644 · 2658 · 2659 · 2660
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