Lachlan crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Lachlan is a council area in New South Wales with about 6,118 residents. It has a Crime Score 79 out of 100 (high), 27th 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 (84th percentile), homicide (96th percentile), sexual offences (87th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 72.
In 2025-26: violent 2,664 per 100,000 (+71% vs five years earlier); property 5,492 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 801 per 100,000 (-29% vs five years earlier); theft 1,602 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 10th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Lachlan council area is 5.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 8.3% of occupied homes (100 public and 81 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 25 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 40.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, Philippines, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.4% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 7.5% of homes; about 40 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.6% 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 | 2,664 | 163 | +71% |
| Property | 5,492 | 336 | -8% |
| Break-ins | 801 | 49 | -29% |
| Theft | 1,602 | 98 | -25% |
Questions
Is Lachlan safe?
Lachlan recorded 2,660 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 2.3 times the New South Wales rate (1,150) and 2.1 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 78.8 out of 100 (high), 27th 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 Lachlan?
49 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 801 per 100,000 residents, 2.7 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Lachlan council area
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Postcodes in the Lachlan council area
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