Greenethorpe crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Greenethorpe is a suburb in the Weddin council area of New South Wales (about 3,558 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 33 out of 100 (low), 284th 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 (81st percentile), assault (36th percentile), robbery (29th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 18.
In 2024-25: violent 1,180 per 100,000 (+94% vs five years earlier); property 1,630 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 169 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier); theft 422 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 71st of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Weddin council area is 4.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.1% of occupied homes (21 public and 26 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 5 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 13.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.6% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 2.8% of homes; about 13.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.1% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Greenethorpe are those of the Weddin council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,180 | 42 | +94% |
| Property | 1,630 | 58 | +9% |
| Break-ins | 169 | 6 | +22% |
| Theft | 422 | 15 | -20% |
Weddin council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Nearby suburbs
Bimbi · Caragabal · Glenelg · Grenfell · Piney Range · Pinnacle · Pullabooka · Warraderry
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