Jindabyne crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 231 offences in Jindabyne in 2025-26, including 40 violent offences and 6 break-ins. That is about 7,736 per 100,000 of its 2,986 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Snowy Monaro council area.
Jindabyne is a suburb in the Snowy Monaro council area of New South Wales (about 22,396 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 37 out of 100 (low), 264th 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 (56th percentile), robbery (62nd percentile), homicide (48th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 38.
In 2025-26: violent 1,018 per 100,000 (+25% vs five years earlier); property 1,625 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 179 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); theft 545 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 84th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Snowy Monaro council area is 2.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.5% of occupied homes (62 public and 57 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 122 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 55.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.8% 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 2.8% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 1.3% of homes; about 55 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15% 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: 231 offences were recorded in Jindabyne in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Snowy Monaro council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,018 | 228 | +25% |
| Property | 1,625 | 364 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 179 | 40 | -8% |
| Theft | 545 | 122 | -13% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Jindabyne has the 107th highest recorded crime rate: about 8,060 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Snowy Monaro council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2627: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Jindabyne safe?
Jindabyne recorded about 8,060 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 10% higher than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 107th highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 40 violent offences (1,340 per 100,000 residents) and 6 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 Jindabyne?
In 2025-26 police recorded 231 offences in Jindabyne, about 7,740 per 100,000 of its 2,986 residents (2021 Census), including 40 violent offences and 6 break-ins.
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