Greta crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Greta is a suburb in the Cessnock council area of New South Wales (about 71,443 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 60 out of 100 (moderate), 125th 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 (62nd percentile), sexual offences (74th percentile), robbery (70th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 64.
In 2024-25: violent 1,569 per 100,000 (+36% vs five years earlier); property 3,677 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); break-ins 507 per 100,000 (-32% vs five years earlier); theft 1,219 per 100,000 (-29% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 46th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cessnock council area is 5.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.9% of occupied homes (520 public and 135 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 188 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 28.5 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.6% 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 5.4% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 2.6% of homes; about 28 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.7% 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 Greta are those of the Cessnock council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,569 | 1,121 | +36% |
| Property | 3,677 | 2,627 | -18% |
| Break-ins | 507 | 362 | -32% |
| Theft | 1,219 | 871 | -29% |
Cessnock council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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