West Wyalong crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 215 offences in West Wyalong in 2025-26, including 40 violent offences and 12 break-ins. That is about 7,079 per 100,000 of its 3,037 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Bland council area.

West Wyalong is a suburb in the Bland council area of New South Wales (about 5,455 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 199th 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 (55th percentile), sexual offences (61st percentile), break-ins (47th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.

In 2025-26: violent 1,063 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); property 2,108 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier); break-ins 275 per 100,000 (-56% vs five years earlier); theft 678 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 78th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Bland council area is 2.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.3% of occupied homes (32 public and 17 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 26 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 47.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 6.3% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.9% (confidence 72 of 100); social housing about 2.1% of homes; about 46.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 6.4% 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 suburb-level counts: 215 offences were recorded in West Wyalong in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Bland council area.

Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, West Wyalong has the 94th highest recorded crime rate: about 8,750 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.

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

Crime in postcode 2671: every suburb and council it covers.

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