Crookwell crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 105 offences in Crookwell in 2025-26, including 20 violent offences and 7 break-ins. That is about 3,909 per 100,000 of its 2,686 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Upper Lachlan council area.
Crookwell is a suburb in the Upper Lachlan council area of New South Wales (about 9,005 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 19 out of 100 (very low), 339th 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 (37th percentile), weapons (72nd percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 15.
In 2025-26: violent 655 per 100,000 (+80% vs five years earlier); property 1,566 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 167 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier); theft 833 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 116th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Upper Lachlan council area is 3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.7% of occupied homes (12 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 13 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.4% 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 3% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 0.6% of homes; about 14.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.6% 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: 105 offences were recorded in Crookwell in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Upper Lachlan council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 655 | 59 | +80% |
| Property | 1,566 | 141 | +28% |
| Break-ins | 167 | 15 | +57% |
| Theft | 833 | 75 | +57% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Crookwell has the 75th lowest recorded crime rate: about 4,790 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 Lachlan council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2583: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Crookwell safe?
Crookwell recorded about 4,790 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 35% lower than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 75th lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 20 violent offences (745 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 Crookwell?
In 2025-26 police recorded 105 offences in Crookwell, about 3,910 per 100,000 of its 2,686 residents (2021 Census), including 20 violent offences and 7 break-ins.
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