South Nowra crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
South Nowra 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 45 out of 100 (moderate), 210th 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 (51st percentile), sexual offences (64th percentile), homicide (46th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 50.
In 2024-25: violent 1,294 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); property 2,856 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 344 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); theft 1,138 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 64th 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 4.8% (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 South Nowra are those of the Shoalhaven council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,294 | 1,446 | +19% |
| Property | 2,856 | 3,192 | -8% |
| Break-ins | 344 | 384 | -26% |
| Theft | 1,138 | 1,272 | -11% |
Shoalhaven council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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