Griffith crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Griffith is a council area in New South Wales with about 27,458 residents. It has a Crime Score 58 out of 100 (moderate), 135th 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 (67th percentile), robbery (83rd percentile), sexual offences (60th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 70.
In 2025-26: violent 1,570 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); property 3,536 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier); break-ins 488 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier); theft 1,275 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 48th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Griffith council area is 3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.1% of occupied homes (288 public and 90 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 221 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 81.5 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 24.4% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, Italy, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 3.7% of homes; about 80.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.8% 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 | 1,570 | 431 | +6% |
| Property | 3,536 | 971 | -10% |
| Break-ins | 488 | 134 | -17% |
| Theft | 1,275 | 350 | -12% |
Questions
Is Griffith safe?
Griffith recorded 1,570 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 36% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 23% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 57.6 out of 100 (moderate), 135th 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 Griffith?
134 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 488 per 100,000 residents, about 62% higher than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Griffith
- Rider dies following crash - Griffith · Griffith, 22 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Man arrested after allegedly carrying knife in public - Griffith · Griffith, 25 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
Suburbs in the Griffith council area
Beelbangera · Benerembah · Bilbul · Griffith · Hanwood · Kooba · Lake Wyangan · Nericon · Tabbita · Tharbogang · Warburn · Warrawidgee · Widgelli · Willbriggie · Yenda · Yoogali
Postcodes in the Griffith council area
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