Snowy Monaro crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Snowy Monaro is a council area in New South Wales with about 22,396 residents. It has a Crime Score 37 out of 100 (low), 264th 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 (56th percentile), robbery (62nd percentile), homicide (48th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 38.
In 2025-26: violent 1,018 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); property 1,625 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 179 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); theft 545 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 84th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Snowy Monaro council area is 2.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.5% of occupied homes (62 public and 57 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 122 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 55.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.8% 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 2.8% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 1.3% of homes; about 55 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15% 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 | 1,018 | 228 | +25% |
| Property | 1,625 | 364 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 179 | 40 | -8% |
| Theft | 545 | 122 | -13% |
Questions
Is Snowy Monaro safe?
Snowy Monaro recorded 1,020 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 12% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 20% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 36.9 out of 100 (low), 264th 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 Snowy Monaro?
40 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 179 per 100,000 residents, about 41% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Snowy Monaro council area
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Postcodes in the Snowy Monaro council area
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