Wingecarribee crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Wingecarribee is a council area in New South Wales with about 53,840 residents. It has a Crime Score 20 out of 100 (very low), 335th 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 (46th percentile), robbery (22nd percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 26.
In 2025-26: violent 702 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); property 1,382 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 91 per 100,000 (-37% vs five years earlier); theft 429 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 111th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Wingecarribee council area is 3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.5% of occupied homes (223 public and 272 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 93 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 17.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 19% 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 2.9% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 2.2% of homes; about 17.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 19.3% 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 | 702 | 378 | +16% |
| Property | 1,382 | 744 | -13% |
| Break-ins | 91 | 49 | -37% |
| Theft | 429 | 231 | -11% |
Questions
Is Wingecarribee safe?
Wingecarribee recorded 702 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 39% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 45% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 19.7 out of 100 (very low), 335th 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 Wingecarribee?
49 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 91 per 100,000 residents, about 70% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Wingecarribee council area
Alpine · Avoca · Avon · Aylmerton · Balaclava · Balmoral · Belanglo · Berrima · Bowral · Braemar · Bullio · Bundanoon · Burradoo · Burrawang · Canyonleigh · Colo Vale · East Kangaloon · Exeter · Fitzroy Falls · Glenquarry · Goodmans Ford · High Range · Joadja · Kangaloon · Manchester Square · Mandemar · Medway · Meryla · Mittagong · Moss Vale · Mount Lindsey · Mount Murray · New Berrima · Penrose · Renwick · Robertson · Sutton Forest · Upper Kangaroo Valley · Wattle Ridge · Welby · Werai · Wildes Meadow · Wingello · Yerrinbool
Postcodes in the Wingecarribee council area
2571 · 2574 · 2575 · 2576 · 2577 · 2578 · 2579
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