Inverell crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 1,619 offences in Inverell in 2025-26, including 315 violent offences and 93 break-ins. That is about 13,428 per 100,000 of its 12,057 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Inverell council area.
Inverell is a suburb in the Inverell council area of New South Wales (about 18,152 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 65 out of 100 (high), 94th 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 (82nd percentile), sexual offences (85th percentile), break-ins (74th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 68.
In 2025-26: violent 2,132 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); property 3,416 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 678 per 100,000 (+31% vs five years earlier); theft 1,041 per 100,000 (-37% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 24th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Inverell council area is 6.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.9% of occupied homes (134 public and 124 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 60 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 33.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, Philippines, United States. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.2% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 3.5% of homes; about 32.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.1% 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: 1,619 offences were recorded in Inverell in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Inverell council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 2,132 | 387 | +23% |
| Property | 3,416 | 620 | -15% |
| Break-ins | 678 | 123 | +31% |
| Theft | 1,041 | 189 | -37% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Inverell has the 42nd highest recorded crime rate: about 14,700 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Inverell council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Inverell safe?
Inverell recorded about 14,700 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, 2 times the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 42nd highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 315 violent offences (2,610 per 100,000 residents) and 93 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 Inverell?
In 2025-26 police recorded 1,619 offences in Inverell, about 13,400 per 100,000 of its 12,057 residents (2021 Census), including 315 violent offences and 93 break-ins.
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