Guyra crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 143 offences in Guyra in 2025-26, including 26 violent offences and 9 break-ins. That is about 7,139 per 100,000 of its 2,003 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Armidale council area.
Guyra is a suburb in the Armidale council area of New South Wales (about 29,652 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 74 out of 100 (high), 48th 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 (77th percentile), break-ins (87th percentile), sexual offences (83rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 71.
In 2025-26: violent 2,307 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); property 4,108 per 100,000 (-22% vs five years earlier); break-ins 867 per 100,000 (-22% vs five years earlier); theft 1,622 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 18th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Armidale council area is 5.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5% of occupied homes (324 public and 205 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 152 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 51.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 16.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in Iraq, England, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.3% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 4.5% of homes; about 50.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 16.8% 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: 143 offences were recorded in Guyra in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Armidale council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,307 | 684 | +23% |
| Property | 4,108 | 1,218 | -22% |
| Break-ins | 867 | 257 | -22% |
| Theft | 1,622 | 481 | -16% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Guyra has the 99th highest recorded crime rate: about 8,550 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Armidale council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Guyra safe?
Guyra recorded about 8,550 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 17% higher than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 99th highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 26 violent offences (1,300 per 100,000 residents) and 9 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 Guyra?
In 2025-26 police recorded 143 offences in Guyra, about 7,140 per 100,000 of its 2,003 residents (2021 Census), including 26 violent offences and 9 break-ins.
Police news near Guyra
- Man arrested after woman fatally stabbed - Armidale · Armidale, 29 Oct 2026 · 31 km away
- Man charged following home invasion and assault - Armidale · Armidale, 16 Oct 2026 · 31 km away
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