Nowra DC crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Nowra DC is a suburb in the Shoalhaven council area of New South Wales (about 111,755 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 202nd 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 (54th percentile), sexual offences (70th percentile), homicide (43rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 52.
In 2025-26: violent 1,456 per 100,000 (+24% vs five years earlier); property 3,013 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 381 per 100,000 (+10% vs five years earlier); theft 1,213 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 52nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Shoalhaven council area is 4.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.7% of occupied homes (791 public and 772 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 441 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 40.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 14.4% 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 4.9% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 3.3% of homes; about 39.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 14.7% 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 Nowra DC are those of the Shoalhaven council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,456 | 1,627 | +24% |
| Property | 3,013 | 3,367 | +6% |
| Break-ins | 381 | 426 | +10% |
| Theft | 1,213 | 1,356 | +9% |
Shoalhaven council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2541: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Nowra DC safe?
New South Wales publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Nowra DC is in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 1,460 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 27% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 14% higher than the national rate (1,280). 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.
Police news near Nowra DC
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