Tenterfield crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 351 offences in Tenterfield in 2025-26, including 67 violent offences and 34 break-ins. That is about 8,630 per 100,000 of its 4,067 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Tenterfield council area.
Tenterfield is a suburb in the Tenterfield council area of New South Wales (about 7,188 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 61 out of 100 (high), 119th 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 (69th percentile), break-ins (79th percentile), sexual offences (75th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 57.
In 2025-26: violent 1,461 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); property 4,104 per 100,000 (+34% vs five years earlier); break-ins 890 per 100,000 (+133% vs five years earlier); theft 918 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 51st of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Tenterfield council area is 6.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.8% of occupied homes (40 public and 41 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 16 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 23.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.7% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Germany. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.9% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 2.5% of homes; about 22.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.9% 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: 351 offences were recorded in Tenterfield in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Tenterfield council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,461 | 105 | -26% |
| Property | 4,104 | 295 | +34% |
| Break-ins | 890 | 64 | +133% |
| Theft | 918 | 66 | +8% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, Tenterfield has the 62nd highest recorded crime rate: about 11,500 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Tenterfield council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2372: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Tenterfield safe?
Tenterfield recorded about 11,500 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 58% higher than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 62nd highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 67 violent offences (1,650 per 100,000 residents) and 34 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 Tenterfield?
In 2025-26 police recorded 351 offences in Tenterfield, about 8,630 per 100,000 of its 4,067 residents (2021 Census), including 67 violent offences and 34 break-ins.
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