Murrumbateman crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 95 offences in Murrumbateman in 2025-26, including 13 violent offences and 7 break-ins. That is about 2,634 per 100,000 of its 3,607 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Yass Valley council area.
Murrumbateman is a suburb in the Yass Valley council area of New South Wales (about 17,663 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 27 out of 100 (low), 302nd 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 (48th percentile), robbery (34th percentile), drugs (74th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 24.
In 2025-26: violent 770 per 100,000 (+51% vs five years earlier); property 1,608 per 100,000 (+36% vs five years earlier); break-ins 221 per 100,000 (+41% vs five years earlier); theft 510 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 107th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Yass Valley council area is 2.8% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.1% of occupied homes (61 public and 65 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 20 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 11.5 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 11.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, United States. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.7% (confidence 78 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 11.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 11.7% 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: 95 offences were recorded in Murrumbateman in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Yass Valley council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 770 | 136 | +51% |
| Property | 1,608 | 284 | +36% |
| Break-ins | 221 | 39 | +41% |
| Theft | 510 | 90 | +8% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Murrumbateman has the 22nd lowest recorded crime rate: about 2,710 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Yass Valley council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Murrumbateman safe?
Murrumbateman recorded about 2,710 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 63% lower than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 22nd lowest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 13 violent offences (360 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 Murrumbateman?
In 2025-26 police recorded 95 offences in Murrumbateman, about 2,630 per 100,000 of its 3,607 residents (2021 Census), including 13 violent offences and 7 break-ins.
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