Bland crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Bland is a council area in New South Wales with about 5,455 residents. It has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 199th 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 (55th percentile), sexual offences (61st percentile), break-ins (47th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.
In 2025-26: violent 1,063 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); property 2,108 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier); break-ins 275 per 100,000 (-56% vs five years earlier); theft 678 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 78th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Bland council area is 2.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.3% of occupied homes (32 public and 17 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 26 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 47.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.3% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.9% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 2.1% of homes; about 46.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.4% 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 | 1,063 | 58 | -8% |
| Property | 2,108 | 115 | -25% |
| Break-ins | 275 | 15 | -56% |
| Theft | 678 | 37 | -33% |
Questions
Is Bland safe?
Bland recorded 1,060 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 8% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 17% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 46.7 out of 100 (moderate), 199th 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 Bland?
15 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 275 per 100,000 residents, about 9% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Bland council area
Alleena · Back Creek · Barmedman · Beckom · Bland · Girral · Kikoira · Lake Cowal · Mirrool · Naradhan · North Yalgogrin · Tallimba · Ungarie · Weethalle · West Wyalong · Wyalong
Postcodes in the Bland council area
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