Singleton crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 772 offences in Singleton in 2025-26, including 144 violent offences and 51 break-ins. That is about 14,889 per 100,000 of its 5,185 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Singleton council area.
Singleton is a suburb in the Singleton council area of New South Wales (about 25,841 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 44 out of 100 (moderate), 218th 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 (52nd percentile), sexual offences (66th percentile), break-ins (41st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 59.
In 2025-26: violent 1,250 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); property 2,651 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); break-ins 372 per 100,000 (-50% vs five years earlier); theft 855 per 100,000 (-45% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 66th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Singleton council area is 3.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.2% of occupied homes (294 public and 58 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 92 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 36.6 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in New Zealand, England, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.7% (confidence 80 of 100); social housing about 3.8% of homes; about 36 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.1% 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: 772 offences were recorded in Singleton in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Singleton council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,250 | 323 | +14% |
| Property | 2,651 | 685 | -30% |
| Break-ins | 372 | 96 | -50% |
| Theft | 855 | 221 | -45% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Singleton has the 38th highest recorded crime rate: about 15,500 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Singleton council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Questions
Is Singleton safe?
Singleton recorded about 15,500 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, 2.1 times the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 38th highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 144 violent offences (2,780 per 100,000 residents) and 51 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 Singleton?
In 2025-26 police recorded 772 offences in Singleton, about 14,900 per 100,000 of its 5,185 residents (2021 Census), including 144 violent offences and 51 break-ins.
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