Rocky Creek crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Rocky Creek is a suburb in the Glen Innes Severn council area of New South Wales (about 9,069 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 63 out of 100 (high), 112th 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 (79th percentile), sexual offences (81st percentile), break-ins (73rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 70.

In 2024-25: violent 2,040 per 100,000 (+34% vs five years earlier); property 3,804 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); break-ins 706 per 100,000 (+5% vs five years earlier); theft 1,202 per 100,000 (-3% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 28th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Glen Innes Severn council area is 6.4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.7% of occupied homes (43 public and 55 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 33 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 36.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.5% 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 6.2% (confidence 73 of 100); social housing about 2.4% of homes; about 36.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.6% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Rocky Creek are those of the Glen Innes Severn council area.

Glen Innes Severn council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Capoompeta · Deepwater · Emmaville · Stannum · Torrington · Wellington Vale · Yellow Dam

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