Murray River crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Murray River is a council area in New South Wales with about 14,030 residents. It has a Crime Score 46 out of 100 (moderate), 203rd 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 break-ins (73rd percentile), sexual offences (48th percentile), assault (30th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 43.
In 2025-26: violent 1,026 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier); property 3,599 per 100,000 (+74% vs five years earlier); break-ins 613 per 100,000 (+145% vs five years earlier); theft 1,532 per 100,000 (+65% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 83rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Murray River council area is 3.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.3% of occupied homes (23 public and 41 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 15 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 11.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.1% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.1% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 1.2% of homes; about 11.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.2% 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 | 1,026 | 144 | +35% |
| Property | 3,599 | 505 | +74% |
| Break-ins | 613 | 86 | +145% |
| Theft | 1,532 | 215 | +65% |
Questions
Is Murray River safe?
Murray River recorded 1,030 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 11% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 20% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 46 out of 100 (moderate), 203rd 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 Murray River?
86 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 613 per 100,000 residents, 2 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Murray River council area
Aratula · Barham · Bullatale · Bunnaloo · Burraboi · Caldwell · Calimo · Cobramunga · Cunninyeuk · Deniliquin · Dhuragoon · Dilpurra · Gonn · Goodnight · Keri Keri · Koraleigh · Mallan · Mathoura · Mellool · Moama · Moolpa · Moulamein · Murray Downs · Niemur · Noorong · Speewa · Stony Crossing · Tantonan · Thule · Thyra · Tooleybuc · Tooranie · Tullakool · Wakool · Wetuppa · Womboota
Postcodes in the Murray River council area
2714 · 2731 · 2732 · 2733 · 2734 · 2735 · 2736
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