Wellington crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 884 offences in Wellington in 2025-26, including 194 violent offences and 31 break-ins. That is about 21,582 per 100,000 of its 4,096 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Dubbo council area.
Wellington is a suburb in the Dubbo council area of New South Wales (about 57,384 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 79 out of 100 (high), 30th 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 (85th percentile), sexual offences (84th percentile), break-ins (81st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 82.
In 2025-26: violent 2,558 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); property 5,221 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 758 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier); theft 2,246 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 12th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Dubbo council area is 3.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.5% of occupied homes (649 public and 225 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 241 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 43 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, Nepal, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.6% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 4.1% of homes; about 42.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.7% 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 suburb-level counts: 884 offences were recorded in Wellington in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Dubbo council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,558 | 1,468 | +8% |
| Property | 5,221 | 2,996 | -15% |
| Break-ins | 758 | 435 | -25% |
| Theft | 2,246 | 1,289 | -2% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Wellington has the 15th highest recorded crime rate: about 22,000 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Dubbo council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2820: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Wellington safe?
Wellington recorded about 22,000 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, 3 times the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 15th highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 194 violent offences (4,740 per 100,000 residents) and 31 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 Wellington?
In 2025-26 police recorded 884 offences in Wellington, about 21,600 per 100,000 of its 4,096 residents (2021 Census), including 194 violent offences and 31 break-ins.
Police news near Wellington
- Two teens charged after allegedly threatening woman with meat cleaver during home invasion - Dubbo · Dubbo, 8 Oct 2026 · 46 km away
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