Mount Adrah crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
4 recorded in this period, compared with 4 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Mount Adrah
Mount Adrah is a rural locality situated in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, within the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council local government area and the 2729 postcode. Geographically, the area is characterized by undulating terrain, agricultural lands, and native bushland, traversed by the Hume Highway. Demographically, Mount Adrah supports a very small population consisting primarily of landholders, agricultural workers, and residents engaged in rural industries, predominantly livestock and broadacre farming.
Local life in Mount Adrah is quiet and community-oriented, centered around primary agricultural production. Due to its small population and rural setting, the locality lacks commercial shopping centres and extensive public amenities, relying instead on nearby regional hubs such as Gundagai and Tumut for retail, healthcare, and educational services. The Hume Highway serves as the primary transport corridor connecting residents to larger economic centers in Sydney, Melbourne, and Wagga Wagga.
Historically, the area developed during the 19th-century expansion of European settlement in New South Wales, driven by pastoralism, gold prospecting, and the establishment of transport routes between Sydney and Melbourne. The locality holds significance as a historic coaching and stopping place along the traditional Hume Highway route before the construction of the modern freeway bypass. Heritage elements in the broader district reflect its pioneering past, early transport infrastructure, and the traditional custodianship of the region by Indigenous Australian language groups.
Recorded offence categories
| Category | Current period | Previous period |
|---|---|---|
| Break and enter dwelling | 1 | 0 |
| Other offences | 1 | 0 |
| Possession and/or use of amphetamines | 1 | 0 |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 1 | 2 |
Community context
The 2021 Census recorded 49 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.