Lockhart crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Lockhart is a council area in New South Wales with about 3,509 residents. It has a Crime Score 32 out of 100 (low), 282nd 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 robbery (52nd percentile), sexual offences (42nd percentile), assault (23rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 34.
In 2025-26: violent 969 per 100,000 (+24% vs five years earlier); property 2,565 per 100,000 (+58% vs five years earlier); break-ins 342 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); theft 883 per 100,000 (+84% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 89th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Lockhart council area is 2.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.1% of occupied homes (3 public and 10 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 8.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.1% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.9% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 1% of homes; about 8.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.2% 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 | 969 | 34 | +24% |
| Property | 2,565 | 90 | +58% |
| Break-ins | 342 | 12 | +14% |
| Theft | 883 | 31 | +84% |
Questions
Is Lockhart safe?
Lockhart recorded 969 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 16% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 24% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 32.4 out of 100 (low), 282nd 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 Lockhart?
12 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 342 per 100,000 residents, about 14% higher than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Lockhart council area
Bidgeemia · Brookong · Cullivel · Fargunyah · French Park · Lockhart · Milbrulong · Munyabla · Osborne · Pleasant Hills · Ryan · The Rock · Tootool · Urangeline · Urangeline East · Wrathall · Yerong Creek
Postcodes in the Lockhart council area
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