Forbes Creek crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
0 recorded in this period, compared with 3 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Forbes Creek
Forbes Creek is a rural locality in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, situated within the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council local government area and carrying the postcode 2621. Geographically, the area is characterized by undulating topography, native bushland, and cleared agricultural acreage typical of the region's tablelands landscape. Demographically, Forbes Creek is sparsely populated, reflecting a predominantly rural community profile where residents are largely engaged in primary production, land management, or commuting to nearby employment hubs such as Bungendore, Queanbeyan, and Canberra.
Due to its rural-residential nature, Forbes Creek has limited commercial amenities within its immediate boundaries. Local life centers around rural enterprise, hobby farming, and a quiet, dispersed residential lifestyle. For retail, education, health services, and community infrastructure, residents primarily rely on nearby localities and service towns like Bungendore and the Australian Capital Territory. The area is connected by a network of rural roads that facilitate regional transit and access to these neighboring service centers.
Historically, the locality's development is tied to the broader pastoral expansion of the Southern Tablelands in the 19th century. Land use has traditionally shifted from extensive sheep and cattle grazing toward a mix of contemporary agricultural pursuits and rural-residential subdivision. While the landscape retains much of its historical rural character, it contains few major heritage-listed built structures, with local history instead preserved through its enduring pastoral landscapes and the regional heritage of the broader Palerang area.
Recorded offence categories
No offences are recorded in this period, so there is no leading category.
Community context
The 2021 Census recorded 62 residents. This is not a current population estimate.
Sources and interpretation
These are police-recorded incident or victim counts, not every unreported incident or a prediction of personal safety. Percentage changes are not tests of statistical significance; small counts need particular care.