Parkes crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 1,584 offences in Parkes in 2025-26, including 270 violent offences and 80 break-ins. That is about 13,988 per 100,000 of its 11,324 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Parkes council area.

Parkes is a suburb in the Parkes council area of New South Wales (about 14,175 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 74 out of 100 (high), 46th 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 (81st percentile), sexual offences (84th percentile), homicide (62nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 69.

In 2025-26: violent 2,166 per 100,000 (+3% vs five years earlier); property 4,325 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier); break-ins 649 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); theft 1,644 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 22nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Parkes council area is 5.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.8% of occupied homes (190 public and 70 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 28 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 19.5 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.1% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, Philippines, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.1% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 4.4% of homes; about 19.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.2% 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 suburb-level counts: 1,584 offences were recorded in Parkes in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Parkes council area.

Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Parkes has the 43rd highest recorded crime rate: about 14,400 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.

Parkes council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Crime in postcode 2870: every suburb and council it covers.

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