Hay crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Hay is a council area in New South Wales with about 2,899 residents. It has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 209th 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 (61st percentile), sexual offences (54th percentile), break-ins (43rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 70.
In 2025-26: violent 1,138 per 100,000 (-43% vs five years earlier); property 3,139 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); break-ins 621 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); theft 1,138 per 100,000 (+26% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 74th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Hay council area is 3.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.1% of occupied homes (30 public and 5 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 6 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 21.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, New Zealand, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 2.8% of homes; about 20.8 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 | 1,138 | 33 | -43% |
| Property | 3,139 | 91 | +2% |
| Break-ins | 621 | 18 | +28% |
| Theft | 1,138 | 33 | +26% |
Questions
Is Hay safe?
Hay recorded 1,140 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, close to the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 11% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 45.3 out of 100 (moderate), 209th 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 Hay?
18 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 621 per 100,000 residents, 2.1 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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