Cowra crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Cowra is a council area in New South Wales with about 12,721 residents. It has a Crime Score 61 out of 100 (high), 117th 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 (62nd percentile), break-ins (74th percentile), sexual offences (71st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 64.
In 2025-26: violent 1,698 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier); property 3,828 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 613 per 100,000 (-46% vs five years earlier); theft 1,352 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 39th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cowra council area is 5.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.1% of occupied homes (169 public and 41 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 28 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 22 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.7% 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 5% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 3.7% of homes; about 21.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.9% 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 | 1,698 | 216 | +11% |
| Property | 3,828 | 487 | -16% |
| Break-ins | 613 | 78 | -46% |
| Theft | 1,352 | 172 | -4% |
Questions
Is Cowra safe?
Cowra recorded 1,700 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 48% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 33% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 61.3 out of 100 (high), 117th 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 Cowra?
78 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 613 per 100,000 residents, 2 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Cowra
- Woman charged after alleged stabbing - Cowra · Cowra, 2 Oct 2026 · 11 km away
Suburbs in the Cowra council area
Billimari · Cowra · Darbys Falls · Gooloogong · Koorawatha · Neville · Roseberg · Wattamondara · Woodstock
Postcodes in the Cowra council area
2793 · 2794 · 2799 · 2804 · 2805 · 2807
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