Leeton crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Leeton is a council area in New South Wales with about 11,475 residents. It has a Crime Score 59 out of 100 (moderate), 129th 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 (69th percentile), sexual offences (89th percentile), break-ins (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 68.
In 2025-26: violent 1,969 per 100,000 (+4% vs five years earlier); property 4,427 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier); break-ins 828 per 100,000 (+19% vs five years earlier); theft 1,229 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 31st of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Leeton council area is 3.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.7% of occupied homes (99 public and 8 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 33 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 28.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, Italy, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 28.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 12% 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 | 1,969 | 226 | +4% |
| Property | 4,427 | 508 | +35% |
| Break-ins | 828 | 95 | +19% |
| Theft | 1,229 | 141 | +57% |
Questions
Is Leeton safe?
Leeton recorded 1,970 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 71% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 54% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 59.4 out of 100 (moderate), 129th 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 Leeton?
95 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 828 per 100,000 residents, 2.8 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Leeton council area
Corbie Hill · Cudgel · Gogeldrie · Leeton · Merungle Hill · Murrami · Stanbridge · Whitton · Yanco
Postcodes in the Leeton council area
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