Quirindi crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 322 offences in Quirindi in 2025-26, including 72 violent offences and 5 break-ins. That is about 9,598 per 100,000 of its 3,355 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Liverpool Plains council area.
Quirindi is a suburb in the Liverpool Plains council area of New South Wales (about 7,671 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 44 out of 100 (moderate), 217th 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 (65th percentile), sexual offences (67th percentile), robbery (39th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 56.
In 2025-26: violent 1,564 per 100,000 (+23% vs five years earlier); property 2,920 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); break-ins 313 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier); theft 899 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 49th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Liverpool Plains council area is 5.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.6% of occupied homes (37 public and 65 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 3 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 3.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 5.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.8% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 3.2% of homes; about 3.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 5.6% 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: 322 offences were recorded in Quirindi in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Liverpool Plains council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,564 | 120 | +23% |
| Property | 2,920 | 224 | +15% |
| Break-ins | 313 | 24 | +40% |
| Theft | 899 | 69 | -13% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Quirindi has the 121st highest recorded crime rate: about 7,520 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Liverpool Plains council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Quirindi safe?
Quirindi recorded about 7,520 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, close to the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 121st highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 72 violent offences (2,150 per 100,000 residents) and 5 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 Quirindi?
In 2025-26 police recorded 322 offences in Quirindi, about 9,600 per 100,000 of its 3,355 residents (2021 Census), including 72 violent offences and 5 break-ins.
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