West Kempsey crime statistics
1,602 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 15.3% versus 2024 (1,390 incidents), across all 17 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 316 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 5,073).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
99
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 114
Motor vehicle theft
44
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 45
Steal from motor vehicle
24
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 49
Malicious damage
143
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 153
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in West Kempsey by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against justice procedures | 520 | 406 | 450 |
| Theft | 327 | 355 | 354 |
| Assault | 205 | 161 | 177 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 147 | 124 | 128 |
| Malicious damage to property | 143 | 132 | 153 |
| Disorderly conduct | 63 | 46 | 51 |
| Drug offences | 53 | 58 | 57 |
| Sexual offences | 46 | 22 | 32 |
| Other offences | 29 | 13 | 27 |
| Arson | 21 | 24 | 23 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 20 | 36 | 28 |
| Liquor offences | 17 | 2 | 8 |
| Other offences against the person | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Pornography offences | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Kempsey at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
5,073
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$290/wk
2021
Household income
$925/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in West Kempsey
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- River Street (265 sales)
- Tozer Street (193 sales)
- Broughton Street (184 sales)
- North Street (146 sales)
- Sea Street (120 sales)
- Tabrett Street (113 sales)
- Kemp Street (101 sales)
- Cameron Street (91 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.