Bathurst crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 1,714 offences in Bathurst in 2025-26, including 246 violent offences and 37 break-ins. That is about 24,482 per 100,000 of its 7,001 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Bathurst council area.
Bathurst is a suburb in the Bathurst council area of New South Wales (about 45,359 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 54 out of 100 (moderate), 148th 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 (68th percentile), sexual offences (75th percentile), robbery (76th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.
In 2025-26: violent 1,579 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); property 2,844 per 100,000 (-27% vs five years earlier); break-ins 298 per 100,000 (-38% vs five years earlier); theft 1,109 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 47th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Bathurst council area is 4.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (500 public and 116 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 158 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 10.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 3.5% of homes; about 35.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 10.7% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
New South Wales publishes suburb-level counts: 1,714 offences were recorded in Bathurst in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Bathurst council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,579 | 716 | -15% |
| Property | 2,844 | 1,290 | -27% |
| Break-ins | 298 | 135 | -38% |
| Theft | 1,109 | 503 | -20% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Bathurst has the 11th highest recorded crime rate: about 26,500 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Bathurst council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2795: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Bathurst safe?
Bathurst recorded about 26,500 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, 3.6 times the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 11th highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 246 violent offences (3,510 per 100,000 residents) and 37 break-ins there. 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.
What is the crime rate in Bathurst?
In 2025-26 police recorded 1,714 offences in Bathurst, about 24,500 per 100,000 of its 7,001 residents (2021 Census), including 246 violent offences and 37 break-ins.
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