Roto crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Roto is a suburb in the Carrathool council area of New South Wales (about 2,803 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 69 out of 100 (high), 73rd 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 homicide (99th percentile), robbery (97th percentile), assault (49th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 54.

In 2024-25: violent 963 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier); property 2,961 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); break-ins 714 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); theft 821 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 86th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Carrathool council area is 2.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.2% of occupied homes (14 public and 7 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 5 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 17.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 16.1% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, Malaysia, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.6% (confidence 69 of 100); social housing about 2% of homes; about 17.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 16.4% 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 Roto are those of the Carrathool council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Hillston · Lake Brewster · Monia Gap · Myall Park · Wallanthery · Yenda

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