Kiama crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Kiama is a council area in New South Wales with about 23,139 residents. It has a Crime Score 20 out of 100 (very low), 336th 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 (38th percentile), robbery (39th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 15.
In 2025-26: violent 527 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); property 1,564 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 160 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier); theft 653 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 122nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Kiama council area is 3.4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.2% of occupied homes (62 public and 45 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 55 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 23.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 15.2% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.4% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 1.1% of homes; about 23.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15.4% 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 | 527 | 122 | +3% |
| Property | 1,564 | 362 | -8% |
| Break-ins | 160 | 37 | -25% |
| Theft | 653 | 151 | +12% |
Questions
Is Kiama safe?
Kiama recorded 527 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 54% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 59% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 19.7 out of 100 (very low), 336th 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 Kiama?
37 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 160 per 100,000 residents, about 47% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Kiama council area
Bombo · Broughton Village · Budderoo · Carrington Falls · Curramore · Foxground · Gerringong · Gerroa · Jamberoo · Jerrara · Kiama · Kiama Downs · Kiama Heights · Knights Hill · Minnamurra · Rose Valley · Saddleback Mountain · Toolijooa · Werri Beach · Willow Vale
Postcodes in the Kiama council area
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