Upper Lachlan crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Upper Lachlan is a council area in New South Wales with about 9,005 residents. It has a Crime Score 19 out of 100 (very low), 339th 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 sexual offences (37th percentile), weapons (72nd percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 15.
In 2025-26: violent 655 per 100,000 (+80% vs five years earlier); property 1,566 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 167 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier); theft 833 per 100,000 (+57% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 116th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Upper Lachlan council area is 3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.7% of occupied homes (12 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 13 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.4% 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 3% (confidence 74 of 100); social housing about 0.6% of homes; about 14.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.6% 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 | 655 | 59 | +80% |
| Property | 1,566 | 141 | +28% |
| Break-ins | 167 | 15 | +57% |
| Theft | 833 | 75 | +57% |
Questions
Is Upper Lachlan safe?
Upper Lachlan recorded 655 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 43% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 49% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 18.9 out of 100 (very low), 339th 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 Upper Lachlan?
15 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 167 per 100,000 residents, about 45% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Upper Lachlan council area
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Postcodes in the Upper Lachlan council area
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