Goulburn crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 2,780 offences in Goulburn in 2025-26, including 443 violent offences and 83 break-ins. That is about 11,601 per 100,000 of its 23,963 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Goulburn Mulwaree council area.
Goulburn is a suburb in the Goulburn Mulwaree council area of New South Wales (about 33,746 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 53 out of 100 (moderate), 154th 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 (59th percentile), homicide (75th percentile), sexual offences (63rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 49.
In 2025-26: violent 1,446 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); property 2,996 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); break-ins 296 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); theft 1,200 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 54th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Goulburn Mulwaree council area is 4.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.3% of occupied homes (514 public and 119 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 84 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 25.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.7% 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 4.2% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 4.8% of homes; about 25.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.9% 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: 2,780 offences were recorded in Goulburn in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Goulburn Mulwaree council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,446 | 488 | +25% |
| Property | 2,996 | 1,011 | +3% |
| Break-ins | 296 | 100 | +5% |
| Theft | 1,200 | 405 | +1% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Goulburn has the 76th highest recorded crime rate: about 10,700 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Goulburn Mulwaree council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2580: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Goulburn safe?
Goulburn recorded about 10,700 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 47% higher than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 76th highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 443 violent offences (1,850 per 100,000 residents) and 83 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 Goulburn?
In 2025-26 police recorded 2,780 offences in Goulburn, about 11,600 per 100,000 of its 23,963 residents (2021 Census), including 443 violent offences and 83 break-ins.
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