Deniliquin crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 1,131 offences in Deniliquin in 2025-26, including 188 violent offences and 54 break-ins. That is about 15,218 per 100,000 of its 7,432 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Murray River council area.
Deniliquin is a suburb in the Murray River council area of New South Wales (about 14,030 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 46 out of 100 (moderate), 203rd 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 break-ins (73rd percentile), sexual offences (48th percentile), assault (30th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 43.
In 2025-26: violent 1,026 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier); property 3,599 per 100,000 (+74% vs five years earlier); break-ins 613 per 100,000 (+145% vs five years earlier); theft 1,532 per 100,000 (+65% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 83rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Murray River council area is 3.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.3% of occupied homes (23 public and 41 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 15 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 11.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.1% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.1% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 1.2% of homes; about 11.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.2% 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: 1,131 offences were recorded in Deniliquin in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Murray River council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,026 | 144 | +35% |
| Property | 3,599 | 505 | +74% |
| Break-ins | 613 | 86 | +145% |
| Theft | 1,532 | 215 | +65% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Deniliquin has the 34th highest recorded crime rate: about 15,900 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Murray River council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Deniliquin safe?
Deniliquin recorded about 15,900 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, 2.2 times the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 34th highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 188 violent offences (2,530 per 100,000 residents) and 54 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 Deniliquin?
In 2025-26 police recorded 1,131 offences in Deniliquin, about 15,200 per 100,000 of its 7,432 residents (2021 Census), including 188 violent offences and 54 break-ins.
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