Wentworth crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Wentworth is a council area in New South Wales with about 7,982 residents. It has a Crime Score 62 out of 100 (high), 110th 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 assault (80th percentile), break-ins (74th percentile), sexual offences (59th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 73.
In 2025-26: violent 1,992 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); property 4,961 per 100,000 (+59% vs five years earlier); break-ins 902 per 100,000 (+111% vs five years earlier); theft 1,929 per 100,000 (+88% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 30th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Wentworth council area is 4.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.1% of occupied homes (36 public and 44 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 24 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 31.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.2% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Italy. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 2.8% of homes; about 30.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.3% 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 | 1,992 | 159 | +25% |
| Property | 4,961 | 396 | +59% |
| Break-ins | 902 | 72 | +111% |
| Theft | 1,929 | 154 | +88% |
Questions
Is Wentworth safe?
Wentworth recorded 1,990 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 73% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 56% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 62.2 out of 100 (high), 110th 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 Wentworth?
72 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 902 per 100,000 residents, 3 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Wentworth council area
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Postcodes in the Wentworth council area
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