Cobar crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 529 offences in Cobar in 2025-26, including 119 violent offences and 17 break-ins. That is about 14,682 per 100,000 of its 3,603 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Cobar council area.
Cobar is a suburb in the Cobar council area of New South Wales (about 4,019 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 67 out of 100 (high), 86th 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 (80th percentile), sexual offences (94th percentile), break-ins (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 63.
In 2025-26: violent 3,160 per 100,000 (+140% vs five years earlier); property 5,200 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 622 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); theft 2,165 per 100,000 (+53% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 9th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Cobar council area is 3.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.5% of occupied homes (65 public and 27 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 9.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.7% 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 3.2% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 5.9% of homes; about 9.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.9% 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: 529 offences were recorded in Cobar in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Cobar council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 3,160 | 127 | +140% |
| Property | 5,200 | 209 | +16% |
| Break-ins | 622 | 25 | -12% |
| Theft | 2,165 | 87 | +53% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Cobar has the 51st highest recorded crime rate: about 13,100 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Cobar council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Cobar safe?
Cobar recorded about 13,100 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 79% higher than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 51st highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 119 violent offences (3,300 per 100,000 residents) and 17 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 Cobar?
In 2025-26 police recorded 529 offences in Cobar, about 14,700 per 100,000 of its 3,603 residents (2021 Census), including 119 violent offences and 17 break-ins.
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