The Glen crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

The Glen 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 60 out of 100 (high), 121st 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), sexual offences (85th percentile), break-ins (69th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 56.

In 2024-25: violent 1,850 per 100,000 (+35% vs five years earlier); property 5,147 per 100,000 (+54% vs five years earlier); break-ins 918 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier); theft 1,767 per 100,000 (+52% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 37th 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for The Glen are those of the Tenterfield council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

Acacia Creek · Boomi Creek · Brumby Plains · Koreelah · Legume · Lindesay Creek · Lower Acacia Creek · Muli Muli · Tenterfield · Tooloom · Upper Tooloom · Urbenville · Woodenbong

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