Kelso crime statistics
1,230 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 12.0% versus 2024 (1,098 incidents), across all 18 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 123 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 10,039).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
33
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 38
Motor vehicle theft
30
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 19
Steal from motor vehicle
28
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 39
Malicious damage
112
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 128
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Kelso by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 253 | 269 | 282 |
| Assault | 200 | 179 | 175 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 180 | 183 | 157 |
| Against justice procedures | 177 | 128 | 150 |
| Malicious damage to property | 112 | 134 | 128 |
| Drug offences | 111 | 48 | 64 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 65 | 36 | 43 |
| Disorderly conduct | 63 | 29 | 39 |
| Sexual offences | 28 | 53 | 39 |
| Other offences | 16 | 11 | 23 |
| Arson | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Other offences against the person | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Liquor offences | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Robbery | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Coercive Control | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelso at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
10,039
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 3/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$360/wk
2021
Household income
$1,737/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Kelso
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Hughes Street (230 sales)
- Graham Drive (217 sales)
- Sydney Road (196 sales)
- Marsden Lane (185 sales)
- Wentworth Drive (177 sales)
- Gilmour Street (167 sales)
- James Barnet Drive (159 sales)
- Boyd Street (146 sales)
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Recorded criminal incidents for the whole suburb — raw counts (the approximate per-1,000-resident rate uses the 2021 Census population, which may lag actual growth), so larger suburbs naturally record more, and small-area counts fluctuate year to year. The latest year shown is the last complete calendar year. Context, not a verdict; we publish no suburb rankings. Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research open data (CC BY), data to Mar 2026. Figures may be revised by the source agency.