Coolamon crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 134 offences in Coolamon in 2025-26, including 33 violent offences and 7 break-ins. That is about 5,890 per 100,000 of its 2,275 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Coolamon council area.

Coolamon is a suburb in the Coolamon council area of New South Wales (about 4,742 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 30 out of 100 (low), 291st 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 (60th percentile), assault (28th percentile), robbery (38th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 27.

In 2025-26: violent 1,097 per 100,000 (+110% vs five years earlier); property 1,603 per 100,000 (+44% vs five years earlier); break-ins 316 per 100,000 (+74% vs five years earlier); theft 443 per 100,000 (+22% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 76th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Coolamon council area is 3.5% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1% of occupied homes (8 public and 9 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 4 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 8.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 4.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Netherlands. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.4% (confidence 71 of 100); social housing about 0.9% of homes; about 8.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 4.9% 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: 134 offences were recorded in Coolamon in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Coolamon council area.

Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Coolamon has the 70th lowest recorded crime rate: about 4,590 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.

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

Crime in postcode 2701: every suburb and council it covers.

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