Central Darling crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Central Darling is a council area in New South Wales with about 1,773 residents. It has a Crime Score 77 out of 100 (high), 36th 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 (94th percentile), sexual offences (97th percentile), break-ins (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 74.
In 2025-26: violent 6,204 per 100,000 (-24% vs five years earlier); property 8,968 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,369 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier); theft 2,143 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 2nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Central Darling council area is 6.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 21.8% of occupied homes (76 public and 53 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 20 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 113.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in New Zealand, Germany, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 7.3% (confidence 67 of 100); social housing about 19.7% of homes; about 111.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.1% 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 | 6,204 | 110 | -24% |
| Property | 8,968 | 159 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 2,369 | 42 | -27% |
| Theft | 2,143 | 38 | +22% |
Questions
Is Central Darling safe?
Central Darling recorded 6,200 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 5.4 times the New South Wales rate (1,150) and 4.8 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 76.9 out of 100 (high), 36th 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 Central Darling?
42 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,370 per 100,000 residents, 7.9 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Central Darling council area
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Postcodes in the Central Darling council area
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