Parkes crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Parkes is a council area in New South Wales with about 14,175 residents. It has a Crime Score 74 out of 100 (high), 46th 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 (81st percentile), sexual offences (84th percentile), homicide (62nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 69.
In 2025-26: violent 2,166 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); property 4,325 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier); break-ins 649 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); theft 1,644 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 22nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Parkes council area is 5.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.8% of occupied homes (190 public and 70 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 28 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 19.5 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.1% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.1% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 4.4% of homes; about 19.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.2% 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 | 2,166 | 307 | +3% |
| Property | 4,325 | 613 | -17% |
| Break-ins | 649 | 92 | -11% |
| Theft | 1,644 | 233 | -14% |
Questions
Is Parkes safe?
Parkes recorded 2,170 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 88% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 69% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 73.9 out of 100 (high), 46th 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 Parkes?
92 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 649 per 100,000 residents, 2.2 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Parkes council area
Alectown · Bogan Gate · Bruie Plains · Cooks Myalls · Goonumbla · Gunningbland · Nelungaloo · Parkes · Peak Hill · Tichborne · Trewilga · Trundle · Tullamore
Postcodes in the Parkes council area
2869 · 2870 · 2874 · 2875 · 2876
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