Wingham crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 319 offences in Wingham in 2025-26, including 77 violent offences and 16 break-ins. That is about 5,913 per 100,000 of its 5,395 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Mid-Coast council area.
Wingham is a suburb in the Mid-Coast council area of New South Wales (about 99,448 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 50 out of 100 (moderate), 172nd 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 (66th percentile), sexual offences (65th percentile), break-ins (50th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.
In 2025-26: violent 1,587 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); property 3,283 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier); break-ins 558 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); theft 1,159 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 46th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mid-Coast council area is 6.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (602 public and 489 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 309 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 31.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11% 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 6.1% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 2.5% of homes; about 31.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.1% 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: 319 offences were recorded in Wingham in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Mid-Coast council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,587 | 1,578 | +14% |
| Property | 3,283 | 3,265 | -14% |
| Break-ins | 558 | 555 | -15% |
| Theft | 1,159 | 1,153 | -27% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Wingham has the 102nd lowest recorded crime rate: about 6,280 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Mid-Coast council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Wingham safe?
Wingham recorded about 6,280 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 14% lower than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 102nd lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 77 violent offences (1,430 per 100,000 residents) and 16 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 Wingham?
In 2025-26 police recorded 319 offences in Wingham, about 5,910 per 100,000 of its 5,395 residents (2021 Census), including 77 violent offences and 16 break-ins.
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