Balranald crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Balranald is a council area in New South Wales with about 2,244 residents. It has a Crime Score 46 out of 100 (moderate), 205th 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 (53rd percentile), sexual offences (53rd percentile), robbery (54th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 49.
In 2025-26: violent 1,337 per 100,000 (+97% vs five years earlier); property 3,119 per 100,000 (+13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 267 per 100,000 (-63% vs five years earlier); theft 1,515 per 100,000 (+67% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 62nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Balranald council area is 3.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.6% of occupied homes (28 public and 13 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 13 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 58.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in Malaysia, Fiji, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.1% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 5.1% of homes; about 57.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.7% 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 | 1,337 | 30 | +97% |
| Property | 3,119 | 70 | +13% |
| Break-ins | 267 | 6 | -63% |
| Theft | 1,515 | 34 | +67% |
Questions
Is Balranald safe?
Balranald recorded 1,340 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 16% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and close to the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 45.8 out of 100 (moderate), 205th 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 Balranald?
6 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 267 per 100,000 residents, about 11% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Balranald
- Driver charged following fatal crash - Point Clare · Clare, 15 Sept 2026 · 48 km away
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Suburbs in the Balranald council area
Arumpo · Balranald · Carrathool · Clare · Corrong · Euston · Gunbar · Hatfield · Hay · Hay South · Kyalite · Mungo · Oxley · Waugorah · Yanga
Postcodes in the Balranald council area
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