Inverell crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Inverell is a council area in New South Wales with about 18,152 residents. It has a Crime Score 65 out of 100 (high), 94th 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 (82nd percentile), sexual offences (85th percentile), break-ins (74th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 68.
In 2025-26: violent 2,132 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); property 3,416 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 678 per 100,000 (+31% vs five years earlier); theft 1,041 per 100,000 (-37% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 24th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Inverell council area is 6.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (134 public and 124 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 60 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 33.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, Philippines, United States. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.2% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 3.5% of homes; about 32.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.1% 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 | 2,132 | 387 | +23% |
| Property | 3,416 | 620 | -15% |
| Break-ins | 678 | 123 | +31% |
| Theft | 1,041 | 189 | -37% |
Questions
Is Inverell safe?
Inverell recorded 2,130 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 85% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 67% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 65.4 out of 100 (high), 94th 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 Inverell?
123 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 678 per 100,000 residents, 2.3 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Inverell council area
Ashford · Atholwood · Auburn Vale · Bassendean · Bonshaw · Brodies Plains · Bukkulla · Camp Creek · Cherry Tree Hill · Copeton · Delungra · Elsmore · Georges Creek · Gilgai · Gragin · Graman · Gum Flat · Howell · Inverell · Kingsland · Limestone · Little Plain · Long Plain · Maybole · Mount Russell · Newstead · Nullamanna · Oakwood · Old Mill · Paradise · Pindaroi · Rob Roy · Rocky Creek · Sapphire · Spring Mountain · Stanborough · Stannifer · Swan Vale · Swanbrook · Texas · The Basin · Tingha · Twin Rivers · Wallangra · Wandera · Yellow Dam · Yetman
Postcodes in the Inverell council area
2360 · 2361 · 2369 · 2371 · 2403 · 2410
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