Murrumbidgee crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Murrumbidgee is a council area in New South Wales with about 3,695 residents. It has a Crime Score 52 out of 100 (moderate), 157th 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 homicide (89th percentile), sexual offences (74th percentile), assault (45th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 54.
In 2025-26: violent 1,028 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier); property 3,194 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 298 per 100,000 (-58% vs five years earlier); theft 1,055 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 82nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Murrumbidgee council area is 3.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.2% of occupied homes (17 public and 12 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 11.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.3% 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 2.9% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 2% of homes; about 11 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.4% 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 | 1,028 | 38 | -4% |
| Property | 3,194 | 118 | -6% |
| Break-ins | 298 | 11 | -58% |
| Theft | 1,055 | 39 | +11% |
Questions
Is Murrumbidgee safe?
Murrumbidgee 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 52.4 out of 100 (moderate), 157th 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 Murrumbidgee?
11 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 298 per 100,000 residents, close to the New South Wales rate (301).
Explore every council on the interactive map.
Suburbs in the Murrumbidgee council area
Argoon · Bundure · Coleambally · Darlington Point · Four Corners · Gala Vale · Jerilderie · Logie Brae · Mairjimmy · Nyora
Postcodes in the Murrumbidgee council area
australiancrimerate.com.au/council/nsw-murrumbidgee/ · Australian Crime Map