Brewarrina crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Brewarrina is a council area in New South Wales with about 1,396 residents. It has a Crime Score 88 out of 100 (very high), 8th 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 (93rd percentile), homicide (98th percentile), sexual offences (97th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 84.
In 2025-26: violent 5,444 per 100,000 (-28% vs five years earlier); property 9,456 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,149 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); theft 2,507 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 4th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Brewarrina council area is 7.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 33.2% of occupied homes (105 public and 52 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 9 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 63 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, New Zealand, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 7% (confidence 66 of 100); social housing about 30% of homes; about 62 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.7% 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 | 5,444 | 76 | -28% |
| Property | 9,456 | 132 | -17% |
| Break-ins | 2,149 | 30 | -11% |
| Theft | 2,507 | 35 | -9% |
Questions
Is Brewarrina safe?
Brewarrina recorded 5,440 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 4.7 times the New South Wales rate (1,150) and 4.3 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 87.8 out of 100 (very high), 8th 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 Brewarrina?
30 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,150 per 100,000 residents, 7.1 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Brewarrina council area
Brewarrina · Collerina · Gongolgon · Goodooga · Narran Lake · Talawanta · Weilmoringle
Postcodes in the Brewarrina council area
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