Coolamon crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Coolamon is a council area in New South Wales with about 4,742 residents. It has a Crime Score 30 out of 100 (low), 291st 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 sexual offences (60th percentile), assault (28th percentile), robbery (38th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 27.
In 2025-26: violent 1,097 per 100,000 (+110% vs five years earlier); property 1,603 per 100,000 (+44% vs five years earlier); break-ins 316 per 100,000 (+74% vs five years earlier); theft 443 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 76th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Coolamon council area is 3.5% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1% of occupied homes (8 public and 9 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 8.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 4.8% 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 3.4% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 0.9% of homes; about 8.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 4.9% 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 | 1,097 | 52 | +110% |
| Property | 1,603 | 76 | +44% |
| Break-ins | 316 | 15 | +74% |
| Theft | 443 | 21 | +22% |
Questions
Is Coolamon safe?
Coolamon recorded 1,100 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, close to the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 14% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 30 out of 100 (low), 291st 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 Coolamon?
15 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 316 per 100,000 residents, about 5% higher than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Coolamon council area
Ardlethan · Berry Jerry · Binya · Coolamon · Cowabbie · Ganmain · Marrar · Matong · Methul · Murrulebale · Rannock · Walleroobie
Postcodes in the Coolamon council area
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