Walcha crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Walcha is a council area in New South Wales with about 2,989 residents. It has a Crime Score 49 out of 100 (moderate), 179th 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 (92nd percentile), sexual offences (88th percentile), assault (56th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 40.
In 2025-26: violent 1,405 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); property 1,907 per 100,000 (-35% vs five years earlier); break-ins 167 per 100,000 (-58% vs five years earlier); theft 669 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 58th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Walcha council area is 3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.5% of occupied homes (16 public and 14 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 0 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 0 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.2% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Netherlands. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 2.3% of homes; about 0 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.3% 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 | 1,405 | 42 | +12% |
| Property | 1,907 | 57 | -35% |
| Break-ins | 167 | 5 | -58% |
| Theft | 669 | 20 | -4% |
Questions
Is Walcha safe?
Walcha recorded 1,410 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 22% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 10% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 49.2 out of 100 (moderate), 179th 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 Walcha?
5 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 167 per 100,000 residents, about 44% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Walcha council area
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Postcodes in the Walcha council area
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