Gunnedah crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Gunnedah is a council area in New South Wales with about 13,502 residents. It has a Crime Score 77 out of 100 (high), 35th 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 (74th percentile), break-ins (86th percentile), sexual offences (82nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 67.
In 2025-26: violent 1,696 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); property 6,969 per 100,000 (+45% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,304 per 100,000 (+46% vs five years earlier); theft 2,570 per 100,000 (+58% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 40th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Gunnedah council area is 4.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.8% of occupied homes (113 public and 66 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 19 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 14.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 3.4% of homes; about 14.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.9% 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 | 1,696 | 229 | -0% |
| Property | 6,969 | 941 | +45% |
| Break-ins | 1,304 | 176 | +46% |
| Theft | 2,570 | 347 | +58% |
Questions
Is Gunnedah safe?
Gunnedah recorded 1,700 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 47% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 32% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 76.9 out of 100 (high), 35th 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 Gunnedah?
176 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 1,300 per 100,000 residents, 4.3 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Gunnedah council area
Blue Vale · Breeza · Caroona · Carroll · Curlewis · Emerald Hill · Ghoolendaadi · Gunnedah · Keepit · Kelvin · Marys Mount · Milroy · Mullaley · Orange Grove · Piallaway · Rangari · Tambar Springs · Willala
Postcodes in the Gunnedah council area
2342 · 2379 · 2380 · 2381 · 2382
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