Oberon crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Oberon is a council area in New South Wales with about 5,595 residents. It has a Crime Score 36 out of 100 (low), 270th 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 (83rd percentile), sexual offences (80th percentile), assault (26th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 40.
In 2025-26: violent 1,001 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); property 1,215 per 100,000 (-36% vs five years earlier); break-ins 125 per 100,000 (-42% vs five years earlier); theft 286 per 100,000 (-61% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 87th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Oberon council area is 3.5% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.7% of occupied homes (21 public and 14 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 5 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 8.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.5% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 1.6% of homes; about 8.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12% 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 | 1,001 | 56 | +1% |
| Property | 1,215 | 68 | -36% |
| Break-ins | 125 | 7 | -42% |
| Theft | 286 | 16 | -61% |
Questions
Is Oberon safe?
Oberon recorded 1,000 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 35.7 out of 100 (low), 270th 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 Oberon?
7 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 125 per 100,000 residents, about 58% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Oberon council area
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Postcodes in the Oberon council area
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