Moree East crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Moree East is a suburb in the Moree Plains council area of New South Wales (about 12,845 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 85 out of 100 (very high), 15th 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 (91st percentile), break-ins (95th percentile), sexual offences (92nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 83.
In 2025-26: violent 4,656 per 100,000 (+13% vs five years earlier); property 11,172 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); break-ins 2,110 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); theft 3,379 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 5th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Moree Plains council area is 3.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7.9% of occupied homes (207 public and 113 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 62 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 48 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in New Zealand, England, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.8% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 7.2% of homes; about 47.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 7.2% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Moree East are those of the Moree Plains council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 4,656 | 598 | +13% |
| Property | 11,172 | 1,435 | +5% |
| Break-ins | 2,110 | 271 | +8% |
| Theft | 3,379 | 434 | +3% |
Moree Plains council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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Questions
Is Moree East safe?
New South Wales publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Moree East is in the Moree Plains council area, which recorded 4,660 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, 4 times the New South Wales rate (1,150) and 3.6 times the national rate (1,280). 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.
Police news near Moree East
- Pedestrian dies after being struck by cyclist - Moree · Moree, 8 Oct 2026 · 15 km away
- Man dies in crash - Moree · Moree, 27 Sept 2026 · 15 km away
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