Uralla crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Uralla is a council area in New South Wales with about 6,179 residents. It has a Crime Score 29 out of 100 (low), 296th 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 (46th percentile), assault (27th percentile), break-ins (39th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 29.
In 2025-26: violent 858 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); property 2,152 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 405 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier); theft 486 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 100th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Uralla council area is 4.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.2% of occupied homes (20 public and 8 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 1 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 1.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 1.1% of homes; about 1.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.9% 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 | 858 | 53 | +28% |
| Property | 2,152 | 133 | +12% |
| Break-ins | 405 | 25 | +35% |
| Theft | 486 | 30 | -14% |
Questions
Is Uralla safe?
Uralla recorded 858 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 25% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 33% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 29 out of 100 (low), 296th 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 Uralla?
25 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 405 per 100,000 residents, about 34% higher than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Uralla council area
Abington · Arding · Bakers Creek · Balala · Bundarra · Camerons Creek · Gostwyck · Invergowrie · Kingstown · Mihi · Rocky River · Salisbury Plains · Saumarez · Saumarez Ponds · Torryburn · Uralla · Wollun · Yarrowyck
Postcodes in the Uralla council area
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