Kempsey crime statistics
598 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 8.7% versus 2024 (550 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
9
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 12
Motor vehicle theft
9
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 10
Steal from motor vehicle
21
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 21
Malicious damage
40
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 42
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Kempsey by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 283 | 240 | 245 |
| Against justice procedures | 65 | 74 | 58 |
| Assault | 65 | 78 | 66 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 53 | 36 | 38 |
| Malicious damage to property | 40 | 55 | 42 |
| Disorderly conduct | 30 | 21 | 28 |
| Drug offences | 18 | 10 | 16 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Other offences | 11 | 8 | 15 |
| Sexual offences | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Arson | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Other offences against the person | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Liquor offences | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Kempsey at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
483
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$253/wk
2021
Household income
$881/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Kempsey
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Smith Street (122 sales)
- Belgrave Street (89 sales)
- Forth Street (53 sales)
- Verge Street (36 sales)
- Eden Street (34 sales)
- Regent Street (30 sales)
- Gladstone Street (28 sales)
- Clyde Street (26 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.