Forbes crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Forbes is a council area in New South Wales with about 9,301 residents. It has a Crime Score 76 out of 100 (high), 39th 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 (72nd percentile), sexual offences (81st percentile), break-ins (75th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 79.
In 2025-26: violent 1,968 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); property 4,666 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier); break-ins 753 per 100,000 (-36% vs five years earlier); theft 1,914 per 100,000 (-22% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 32nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Forbes council area is 3.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.3% of occupied homes (134 public and 19 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 31 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 33.1 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, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 3.9% of homes; about 32.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 4.8% 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 | 1,968 | 183 | -9% |
| Property | 4,666 | 434 | -27% |
| Break-ins | 753 | 70 | -36% |
| Theft | 1,914 | 178 | -22% |
Questions
Is Forbes safe?
Forbes recorded 1,970 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 71% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 54% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 76.1 out of 100 (high), 39th 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 Forbes?
70 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 753 per 100,000 residents, 2.5 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Forbes
- Fatal crash south of Forbes · Forbes, 25 Sept 2026 · 11 km away
Suburbs in the Forbes council area
Bedgerabong · Cookamidgera · Corinella · Daroobalgie · Eugowra · Forbes · Garema · Gunning Gap · Jemalong · Mulguthrie · Mulyandry · Ooma · Ootha · Paytens Bridge · Warroo · Wirrinya · Yarrabandai
Postcodes in the Forbes council area
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