Aberdeen crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 141 offences in Aberdeen in 2025-26, including 28 violent offences and 7 break-ins. That is about 6,875 per 100,000 of its 2,051 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Upper Hunter council area.
Aberdeen is a suburb in the Upper Hunter council area of New South Wales (about 14,425 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 43 out of 100 (moderate), 229th 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 (47th percentile), sexual offences (63rd percentile), homicide (61st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 47.
In 2025-26: violent 1,206 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 2,738 per 100,000 (+17% vs five years earlier); break-ins 319 per 100,000 (-23% vs five years earlier); theft 1,102 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 69th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Upper Hunter council area is 3.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.1% of occupied homes (125 public and 45 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 23 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.2% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 2.8% of homes; about 15.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
New South Wales publishes suburb-level counts: 141 offences were recorded in Aberdeen in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Upper Hunter council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,206 | 174 | +15% |
| Property | 2,738 | 395 | +17% |
| Break-ins | 319 | 46 | -23% |
| Theft | 1,102 | 159 | +27% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Aberdeen has the 120th lowest recorded crime rate: about 6,970 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Upper Hunter council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2336: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Aberdeen safe?
Aberdeen recorded about 6,970 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, close to the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 120th lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 28 violent offences (1,370 per 100,000 residents) and 7 break-ins there. 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.
What is the crime rate in Aberdeen?
In 2025-26 police recorded 141 offences in Aberdeen, about 6,870 per 100,000 of its 2,051 residents (2021 Census), including 28 violent offences and 7 break-ins.
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