Belford crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Belford is a suburb in the Singleton council area of New South Wales (about 25,841 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 44 out of 100 (moderate), 212th 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 (50th percentile), sexual offences (66th percentile), break-ins (44th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.

In 2024-25: violent 1,436 per 100,000 (+76% vs five years earlier); property 2,782 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); break-ins 395 per 100,000 (-48% vs five years earlier); theft 755 per 100,000 (-46% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 53rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Singleton council area is 3.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.2% of occupied homes (294 public and 58 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 92 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 36.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in New Zealand, England, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.6% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 3.8% of homes; about 36 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.1% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Belford are those of the Singleton council area.

Singleton council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Branxton · Dalwood · East Branxton · Elderslie · Lambs Valley · Leconfield · Lower Belford · North Rothbury · Stanhope

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