Cobar crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Cobar is a council area in New South Wales with about 4,019 residents. It has a Crime Score 67 out of 100 (high), 86th 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 (80th percentile), sexual offences (94th percentile), break-ins (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.
In 2025-26: violent 3,160 per 100,000 (+140% vs five years earlier); property 5,200 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 622 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); theft 2,165 per 100,000 (+53% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 9th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cobar council area is 3.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.5% of occupied homes (65 public and 27 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 9.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.7% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in New Zealand, England, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.2% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 5.9% of homes; about 9.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.9% 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 | 3,160 | 127 | +140% |
| Property | 5,200 | 209 | +16% |
| Break-ins | 622 | 25 | -12% |
| Theft | 2,165 | 87 | +53% |
Questions
Is Cobar safe?
Cobar recorded 3,160 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.7 times the New South Wales rate (1,150) and 2.5 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 66.6 out of 100 (high), 86th 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 Cobar?
25 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 622 per 100,000 residents, 2.1 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Cobar council area
Bulla · Canbelego · Cobar · Cubba · Eremerang · Euabalong · Euabalong West · Gilgunnia · Irymple · Kerrigundi · Kulwin · Mount Hope · Noona · Tilpa · Tindarey
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