Armidale crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Armidale is a council area in New South Wales with about 29,652 residents. It has a Crime Score 74 out of 100 (high), 48th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (77th percentile), break-ins (87th percentile), sexual offences (83rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 71.
In 2025-26: violent 2,307 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); property 4,108 per 100,000 (-22% vs five years earlier); break-ins 867 per 100,000 (-22% vs five years earlier); theft 1,622 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 18th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Armidale council area is 5.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5% of occupied homes (324 public and 205 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 152 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 51.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 16.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in Iraq, England, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.3% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 4.5% of homes; about 50.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 16.8% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,307 | 684 | +23% |
| Property | 4,108 | 1,218 | -22% |
| Break-ins | 867 | 257 | -22% |
| Theft | 1,622 | 481 | -16% |
Questions
Is Armidale safe?
Armidale recorded 2,310 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2 times the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 80% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 73.8 out of 100 (high), 48th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Armidale?
257 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 867 per 100,000 residents, 2.9 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Armidale
- Man arrested after woman fatally stabbed - Armidale · Armidale, 29 Oct 2026 · 24 km away
- Man charged following home invasion and assault - Armidale · Armidale, 16 Oct 2026 · 24 km away
Suburbs in the Armidale council area
Aberfoyle · Armidale · Backwater · Bald Blair · Baldersleigh · Ben Lomond · Black Mountain · Boorolong · Briarbrook · Brockley · Brushy Creek · Carrai · Castle Doyle · Dangarsleigh · Donald Creek · Dumaresq · Duval · Ebor · Falconer · Guyra · Hillgrove · Jeogla · Kellys Plains · Kookabookra · Llangothlin · Lower Creek · Metz · New Valley · Oban · Puddledock · South Guyra · Tenterden · Thalgarrah · The Gulf · Tilbuster · Tubbamurra · Wandsworth · Wards Mistake · Wollomombi · Wongwibinda
Postcodes in the Armidale council area
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