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Crime Rates for Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW

Year ending Jun 2025 The Snowy Monaro Regional City Council crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 1169 reported incidents, equal to 5,396 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW in 2021 was 21,666. In the last 10 years, Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW's crime rate has seen a decrease. Recent data indicates that the rate of Assault and Robbery is 1 offence per 162.9 residents.Recent data indicates that property crimes (Burglary and Theft) occur at a rate of 1 incident per 70.6 residents. When reviewing these figures, it’s also valuable to compare them with broader crime trends across the Greater Sydney region.

Most Common Crimes in Snowy Monaro Regional City Council for 2025: Theft (280), Assault (127), Against justice procedures (114).

Crime incidents in Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW from 2015 to 2025 by type
Type/Year20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Total00000000014231169
Abduction and kidnapping00000000020
Against justice procedures000000000111114
Arson0000000002828
Assault000000000131127
Betting and gaming offences00000000000
Blackmail and extortion00000000057
Coercive Control00000000002
Disorderly conduct0000000008056
Drug offences00000000010069
Homicide00000000000
Intimidation, stalking and harassment000000000127100
Liquor offences00000000017889
Malicious damage to property000000000129106
Other offences0000000007761
Other offences against the person00000000034
Pornography offences00000000047
Prohibited and regulated weapons offences0000000007859
Prostitution offences00000000000
Robbery00000000021
Sexual offences0000000006159
Theft000000000307280
Transport regulatory offences00000000000

In 2025, Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW recorded 1169 total crime incidents. Over the period from 2015 to 2025, overall crime has increased. Cumulatively over this period, the most common crime type was 'Theft' with 587 reported cases.

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Latest Crime Rates

Typeincidents (2025)incidents (2024)Changes(%)
Abduction and kidnapping02-100.00% (2)
Breach Apprehended Violence Order695330.19% (53)
Breach bail conditions2445-46.67% (45)
Escape custody110.00% (1)
Other offences against justice procedures82300.00% (2)
Resist or hinder officer121020.00% (10)
Arson28280.00% (28)
Assault Police660.00% (6)
Domestic violence related assault6372-12.50% (72)
Non-domestic violence related assault58539.43% (53)
Blackmail and extortion7540.00% (5)
Coercive Control20200.00% (0)
Criminal intent16-83.33% (6)
Offensive conduct618-66.67% (18)
Offensive language5425.00% (4)
Trespass4452-15.38% (52)
Cultivating cannabis31200.00% (1)
Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines01-100.00% (1)
Dealing, trafficking in cannabis220.00% (2)
Dealing, trafficking in cocaine101900.00% (1)
Dealing, trafficking in ecstasy01-100.00% (1)
Other drug offences513-61.54% (13)
Possession and/or use of amphetamines26-66.67% (6)
Possession and/or use of cannabis2558-56.90% (58)
Possession and/or use of cocaine147100.00% (7)
Possession and/or use of ecstasy35-40.00% (5)
Possession and/or use of other drugs550.00% (5)
Intimidation, stalking and harassment100127-21.26% (127)
Liquor offences89178-50.00% (178)
Malicious damage to property106129-17.83% (129)
Other offences6177-20.78% (77)
Other offences against the person4333.33% (3)
Pornography offences7475.00% (4)
Prohibited and regulated weapons offences5978-24.36% (78)
Robbery without a weapon12-50.00% (2)
Sexual assault3537-5.41% (37)
Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences24240.00% (24)
Break and enter dwelling2836-22.22% (36)
Break and enter non-dwelling1417-17.65% (17)
Fraud77104-25.96% (104)
Motor vehicle theft232015.00% (20)
Other theft5361-13.11% (61)
Receiving or handling stolen goods135160.00% (5)
Steal from dwelling221915.79% (19)
Steal from motor vehicle2124-12.50% (24)
Steal from person10100.00% (0)
Steal from retail store171154.55% (11)
Stock theft111010.00% (10)

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  • Paddys Flat (Snowy Monaro Regional) - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Mount Cooper - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Maffra - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
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  • Gunningrah - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Jincumbilly - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Palarang - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Boco - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Bukalong - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Merriangaah - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Bibbenluke - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Glen Allen - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Rockton - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Coolumbooka - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Bondi Forest - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Lords Hill - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Rosemeath - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Snowy Plain - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Braemar Bay - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Frying Pan - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Tantangara - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Tolbar - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Yaouk - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Carlaminda - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Dangelong - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Glen Fergus - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Tuross - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Wambrook - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Rhine Falls - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Bobundara - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Nimmo - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Avonside - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Ironmungy - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Beloka - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Paupong - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Byadbo Wilderness - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Long Plain (Snowy Monaro Regional) - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Wadbilliga - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Rose Valley (Snowy Monaro Regional) - 1 incidents (0.03125 per 100,000 people)
  • Springfield (Snowy Monaro Regional) - 1 incidents (0.02941 per 100,000 people)
  • Rocky Plain - 1 incidents (0.01449 per 100,000 people)
  • Hill Top (Snowy Monaro Regional) - 1 incidents (0.00870 per 100,000 people)
  • Craigie - 1 incidents (0.03448 per 100,000 people)
  • Creel Bay - 1 incidents (0.25000 per 100,000 people)
  • Jingera - 1 incidents (0.02564 per 100,000 people)
  • Cambalong - 1 incidents (0.08333 per 100,000 people)
  • Corrowong - 1 incidents (0.04348 per 100,000 people)
  • Creewah - 1 incidents (0.02778 per 100,000 people)
  • Pine Valley - 1 incidents (0.03333 per 100,000 people)
  • Old Adaminaby - 1 incidents (0.02381 per 100,000 people)
  • Buckenderra - 1 incidents (0.04762 per 100,000 people)
  • Shannons Flat - 1 incidents (0.01149 per 100,000 people)
  • Bolaro - 1 incidents (0.03226 per 100,000 people)
  • Bumbalong - 1 incidents (0.33333 per 100,000 people)
  • Kybeyan - 1 incidents (0.03571 per 100,000 people)
  • Countegany - 1 incidents (0.02632 per 100,000 people)
  • Dry Plain - 1 incidents (0.02381 per 100,000 people)
  • Kosciuszko - 1 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Jerangle - 1 incidents (0.01111 per 100,000 people)
  • Badja - 1 incidents (0.11111 per 100,000 people)
  • Billilingra - 1 incidents (0.14286 per 100,000 people)
  • Coolringdon - 1 incidents (0.01370 per 100,000 people)
  • Arable - 1 incidents (0.04762 per 100,000 people)
  • Eucumbene - 1 incidents (0.03571 per 100,000 people)
  • Clear Range - 2 incidents (0.05882 per 100,000 people)
  • Holts Flat - 2 incidents (0.20000 per 100,000 people)
  • Mila - 2 incidents (0.03636 per 100,000 people)
  • Smiggin Holes - 2 incidents (0.10526 per 100,000 people)
  • Rock Flat - 2 incidents (0.02740 per 100,000 people)
  • Binjura - 2 incidents (0.00590 per 100,000 people)
  • Cabramurra - 2 incidents (0.12500 per 100,000 people)
  • The Brothers - 2 incidents (0.06667 per 100,000 people)
  • Middlingbank - 2 incidents (0.09091 per 100,000 people)
  • Grosses Plain - 2 incidents (0.05882 per 100,000 people)
  • Numbla Vale - 2 incidents (0.04651 per 100,000 people)
  • Greenlands (Snowy Monaro Regional) - 3 incidents (0.15000 per 100,000 people)
  • The Angle - 3 incidents (0.03488 per 100,000 people)
  • Tombong - 3 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Middle Flat - 3 incidents (0.07317 per 100,000 people)
  • Winifred - 3 incidents (0.06818 per 100,000 people)
  • Anglers Reach - 3 incidents (0.03846 per 100,000 people)
  • Ingebirah - 3 incidents (0.03226 per 100,000 people)
  • Jimenbuen - 3 incidents (0.07500 per 100,000 people)
  • Bungarby - 4 incidents (0.05000 per 100,000 people)
  • Quidong - 4 incidents (0.20000 per 100,000 people)
  • Ando - 4 incidents (0.08163 per 100,000 people)
  • Cootralantra - 4 incidents (0.03738 per 100,000 people)
  • Nungatta - 4 incidents (1.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Cathcart - 5 incidents (0.04717 per 100,000 people)
  • Providence Portal - 5 incidents (0.83333 per 100,000 people)
  • Polo Flat - 5 incidents (0.38462 per 100,000 people)
  • Bunyan - 5 incidents (0.02604 per 100,000 people)
  • Chakola - 5 incidents (0.05682 per 100,000 people)
  • Murrumbucca - 5 incidents (0.06098 per 100,000 people)
  • Anembo - 6 incidents (0.08333 per 100,000 people)
  • Williamsdale - 7 incidents (0.10769 per 100,000 people)
  • Peak View - 7 incidents (0.16279 per 100,000 people)
  • Ingeegoodbee - 8 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
  • Colinton - 8 incidents (0.06957 per 100,000 people)
  • Steeple Flat - 8 incidents (0.32000 per 100,000 people)
  • Dairymans Plains - 8 incidents (0.04372 per 100,000 people)
  • Dalgety - 8 incidents (0.03175 per 100,000 people)
  • Crackenback - 9 incidents (0.04225 per 100,000 people)
  • Numeralla - 10 incidents (0.03937 per 100,000 people)
  • Kalkite - 10 incidents (0.03401 per 100,000 people)
  • Bredbo - 12 incidents (0.03061 per 100,000 people)
  • Perisher Valley - 14 incidents (0.14141 per 100,000 people)
  • East Jindabyne - 14 incidents (0.01312 per 100,000 people)
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  • Nimmitabel - 18 incidents (0.05556 per 100,000 people)
  • Delegate - 19 incidents (0.06441 per 100,000 people)
  • Moonbah - 22 incidents (0.03901 per 100,000 people)
  • Adaminaby - 24 incidents (0.07080 per 100,000 people)
  • Burrungubugge - 28 incidents (0.65116 per 100,000 people)
  • Thredbo - 42 incidents (0.10370 per 100,000 people)
  • Berridale - 52 incidents (0.04000 per 100,000 people)
  • Bombala - 53 incidents (0.03863 per 100,000 people)
  • Jindabyne - 216 incidents (0.07234 per 100,000 people)
  • Cooma - 434 incidents (0.06463 per 100,000 people)

Common FAQ about Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW Criminal

  • How common is car theft in the Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW?

    There were 20 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Jun 2025, averaging 1 incident every 18.3 day.

  • Is Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW safe in 2025

    Yes, Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW is considered safe, as its crime rate of 5,396 incidents per 100,000 people for the Year ending Jun 2025 is lower than the overall crime rate in New South Wales.

  • What is the most common crime in Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW?

    In 2025, the most common crime type in Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW was Theft with 280 reported incidents.

  • Has crime in the Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?

    Crime rates have decreased by 18% over the past five years.

  • What is rate of criminal against person in Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW?

    In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 298 incident against persons in Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.

  • What is the rate of property crime in Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW?

    In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 414 property crime incident in Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.

  • What is the number of drug offenses in Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW?

    In Year ending Jun 2025, Snowy Monaro Regional City Council, NSW recorded 69 drug incident, including cocaine, narcotics, cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy and other drugs.

*Unincorporated/Out Of Council - Areas that are not governed by a local government authority

Source: Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australian Bureau of Statistics

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