Narromine crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Narromine is a council area in New South Wales with about 6,420 residents. It has a Crime Score 74 out of 100 (high), 47th 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 (83rd percentile), sexual offences (91st percentile), break-ins (82nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 74.
In 2025-26: violent 2,274 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); property 4,922 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); break-ins 623 per 100,000 (-50% vs five years earlier); theft 1,636 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 19th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Narromine council area is 4.4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.4% of occupied homes (62 public and 36 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 16 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 24.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 4.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.3% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 4% of homes; about 24.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 4.7% 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 | 2,274 | 146 | -13% |
| Property | 4,922 | 316 | -2% |
| Break-ins | 623 | 40 | -50% |
| Theft | 1,636 | 105 | -13% |
Questions
Is Narromine safe?
Narromine recorded 2,270 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 98% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 78% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 73.8 out of 100 (high), 47th 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 Narromine?
40 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 623 per 100,000 residents, 2.1 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Narromine council area
Burroway · Gin Gin · Narromine · Tomingley · Trangie
Postcodes in the Narromine council area
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