Canowindra crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 144 offences in Canowindra in 2025-26, including 25 violent offences and 15 break-ins. That is about 5,909 per 100,000 of its 2,437 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Cabonne council area.
Canowindra is a suburb in the Cabonne council area of New South Wales (about 13,915 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 25 out of 100 (low), 307th 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 (39th percentile), assault (23rd percentile), robbery (34th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 30.
In 2025-26: violent 704 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); property 1,480 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 266 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); theft 367 per 100,000 (-28% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 110th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cabonne council area is 2.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1% of occupied homes (23 public and 28 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 21 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.6% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 0.9% of homes; about 14.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.6% 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: 144 offences were recorded in Canowindra in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Cabonne council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 704 | 98 | +14% |
| Property | 1,480 | 206 | -5% |
| Break-ins | 266 | 37 | -11% |
| Theft | 367 | 51 | -28% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Canowindra has the 108th lowest recorded crime rate: about 6,570 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Cabonne council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2804: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Canowindra safe?
Canowindra recorded about 6,570 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 10% lower than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 108th lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 25 violent offences (1,030 per 100,000 residents) and 15 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 Canowindra?
In 2025-26 police recorded 144 offences in Canowindra, about 5,910 per 100,000 of its 2,437 residents (2021 Census), including 25 violent offences and 15 break-ins.
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