Berrigan crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Berrigan is a council area in New South Wales with about 8,773 residents. It has a Crime Score 42 out of 100 (moderate), 235th 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 (40th percentile), robbery (62nd percentile), sexual offences (50th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 35.
In 2025-26: violent 1,049 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); property 2,405 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 296 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); theft 821 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 79th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Berrigan council area is 3.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.2% of occupied homes (11 public and 31 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 6 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 6.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Netherlands. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.1% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 1.1% of homes; about 6.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.1% 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 | 1,049 | 92 | +8% |
| Property | 2,405 | 211 | +6% |
| Break-ins | 296 | 26 | -9% |
| Theft | 821 | 72 | +1% |
Questions
Is Berrigan safe?
Berrigan recorded 1,050 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 9% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 18% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 41.9 out of 100 (moderate), 235th 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 Berrigan?
26 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 296 per 100,000 residents, close to the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Berrigan council area
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Postcodes in the Berrigan council area
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