Grenfell crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 189 offences in Grenfell in 2025-26, including 48 violent offences and 7 break-ins. That is about 7,269 per 100,000 of its 2,600 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Weddin council area.
Grenfell is a suburb in the Weddin council area of New South Wales (about 3,558 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 37 out of 100 (low), 260th 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 (93rd percentile), assault (43rd percentile), property damage (60th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 28.
In 2025-26: violent 1,546 per 100,000 (+32% vs five years earlier); property 2,389 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 253 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier); theft 759 per 100,000 (+43% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 50th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Weddin council area is 4.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.1% of occupied homes (21 public and 26 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 5 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 13.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6% 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 4.6% (confidence 70 of 100); social housing about 2.8% of homes; about 13.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.1% 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 suburb-level counts: 189 offences were recorded in Grenfell in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Weddin council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,546 | 55 | +32% |
| Property | 2,389 | 85 | +5% |
| Break-ins | 253 | 9 | -9% |
| Theft | 759 | 27 | +43% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Grenfell has the 118th lowest recorded crime rate: about 6,910 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Weddin council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2810: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Grenfell safe?
Grenfell recorded about 6,910 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 6% lower than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 118th lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 48 violent offences (1,850 per 100,000 residents) and 7 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 Grenfell?
In 2025-26 police recorded 189 offences in Grenfell, about 7,270 per 100,000 of its 2,600 residents (2021 Census), including 48 violent offences and 7 break-ins.
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