Walgett crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Walgett is a council area in New South Wales with about 5,437 residents. It has a Crime Score 89 out of 100 (very high), 6th 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 (93rd percentile), sexual offences (97th percentile), break-ins (93rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 84.
In 2025-26: violent 5,886 per 100,000 (+36% vs five years earlier); property 9,068 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,060 per 100,000 (+80% vs five years earlier); theft 3,108 per 100,000 (+18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 3rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Walgett council area is 6.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 11.1% of occupied homes (81 public and 103 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 145 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 262 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.6% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 10% of homes; about 257.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.7% 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 | 5,886 | 320 | +36% |
| Property | 9,068 | 493 | +28% |
| Break-ins | 2,060 | 112 | +80% |
| Theft | 3,108 | 169 | +18% |
Questions
Is Walgett safe?
Walgett recorded 5,890 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 5.1 times the New South Wales rate (1,150) and 4.6 times the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 88.5 out of 100 (very high), 6th 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 Walgett?
112 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 2,060 per 100,000 residents, 6.8 times the New South Wales rate (301).
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Suburbs in the Walgett council area
Angledool · Burren Junction · Collarenebri · Come By Chance · Cryon · Cumborah · Grawin Opal Fields · Lightning Ridge · Pilliga · Rowena · Walgett
Postcodes in the Walgett council area
2386 · 2387 · 2832 · 2833 · 2834
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