South Kempsey crime statistics
751 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 11.6% versus 2024 (850 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 288 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 2,604).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
32
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 64
Motor vehicle theft
21
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 28
Steal from motor vehicle
17
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 27
Malicious damage
76
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 86
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in South Kempsey by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 226 | 250 | 259 |
| Against justice procedures | 126 | 144 | 128 |
| Assault | 96 | 114 | 99 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 79 | 68 | 61 |
| Malicious damage to property | 76 | 95 | 86 |
| Drug offences | 40 | 42 | 44 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 30 | 37 | 28 |
| Disorderly conduct | 28 | 21 | 28 |
| Sexual offences | 26 | 22 | 17 |
| Arson | 13 | 41 | 34 |
| Other offences | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| Other offences against the person | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Coercive Control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 2 |
South Kempsey at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
2,604
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$270/wk
2021
Household income
$1,074/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in South Kempsey
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Middleton Street (157 sales)
- Crescent Head Road (101 sales)
- Albert Street (97 sales)
- Nicholson Street (93 sales)
- Bloomfield Street (90 sales)
- Lachlan Street (89 sales)
- West Street (88 sales)
- Pacific Highway (65 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.