Mulwala crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 116 offences in Mulwala in 2025-26, including 13 violent offences and 7 break-ins. That is about 4,537 per 100,000 of its 2,557 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Federation council area.
Mulwala is a suburb in the Federation council area of New South Wales (about 13,247 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 34 out of 100 (low), 278th 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 (33rd percentile), sexual offences (49th percentile), robbery (35th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.
In 2025-26: violent 785 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); property 2,363 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 317 per 100,000 (-3% vs five years earlier); theft 755 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 105th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Federation council area is 3.4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.9% of occupied homes (33 public and 14 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 15 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 11.6 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, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.3% (confidence 76 of 100); social housing about 0.8% of homes; about 11.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 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: 116 offences were recorded in Mulwala in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Federation council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 785 | 104 | -8% |
| Property | 2,363 | 313 | -6% |
| Break-ins | 317 | 42 | -3% |
| Theft | 755 | 100 | -13% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Mulwala has the 90th lowest recorded crime rate: about 5,750 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Federation council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2647: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Mulwala safe?
Mulwala recorded about 5,750 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 22% lower than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 90th lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 13 violent offences (508 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 Mulwala?
In 2025-26 police recorded 116 offences in Mulwala, about 4,540 per 100,000 of its 2,557 residents (2021 Census), including 13 violent offences and 7 break-ins.
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