Shellharbour crime statistics
301 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 8.8% versus 2024 (330 incidents), across all 18 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 86 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 3,520).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
10
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 9
Motor vehicle theft
7
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 8
Steal from motor vehicle
28
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 19
Malicious damage
25
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 20
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Shellharbour by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 140 | 163 | 129 |
| Assault | 36 | 37 | 33 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 26 | 26 | 23 |
| Malicious damage to property | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Drug offences | 22 | 16 | 16 |
| Against justice procedures | 17 | 20 | 16 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| Other offences | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| Sexual offences | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| Disorderly conduct | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Liquor offences | 3 | 18 | 14 |
| Pornography offences | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Arson | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shellharbour at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
3,520
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 5/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$420/wk
2021
Household income
$1,596/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Shellharbour
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Addison Street (418 sales)
- Mary Street (145 sales)
- Ocean Beach Drive (113 sales)
- Darley Street (113 sales)
- Wentworth Street (97 sales)
- Wollongong Street (93 sales)
- Towns Street (78 sales)
- Parklands Drive (76 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.