The meeting will be held outside the Albion Park Community Centre on Thursday, April 17, organised by Shellharbour City Council and Lake Illawarra Police.

Council community safety officer Meegan Martinez Smith said the organisations used to host quarterly safety meetings in Warilla and Oak Flats, but found they were not targeting everyone.

"We wanted to address everyone's concerns and because it was only in two suburbs, we wanted to expand it and actually go to each different suburb and pop up in a park," she said.

The pop-up meetings take place monthly and Mrs Martinez Smith said the council and police tried to target hot spots.

According to a recent council survey, 37 per cent felt unsafe during the day, while about 90 per cent felt unsafe at night.

"We hope with the pop-up meetings that they will help reduce that fear of crime as well," Mrs Martinez Smith said.

Shellharbour Mayor Marianne Saliba said the intent of the meetings was not to resolve individual issues.

"What we do is we try to give the community as much information as possible about how to keep themselves safe, what action to take if they're not feeling safe and who they should contact in those circumstances," she said.

"[The police] can run around and chase people and take action when someone breaks the law, but what can we do to stop people taking that action in the first place?"

So far, the meetings have been deemed successful in active crime prevention.

Senior Constable Mark Scott said leads generated following a meeting in Drysdale Reserve had led to a graffiti reduction in the area. "We can see a result," he said.

Mrs Martinez Smith said the focus of the meetings differed depending on the location.

For example, Cr Saliba said tackling car theft was a priority in Albion Park.

"You just don't realise that when you get out of your car and you leave a mobile phone sitting in the dash, or money that's visible or a wallet or a handbag or anything like that, a thief will see that as an opportunity," she said.

The meeting will run from 2.30pm to 3.30pm on the grassed area outside the community centre and Tongarra Museum in Russell Street.

For more information, email meegan.martinez@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au.