Yarrahapinni crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Yarrahapinni is a suburb in the Kempsey council area of New South Wales (about 31,950 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 78 out of 100 (high), 36th 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 (81st percentile), break-ins (88th percentile), sexual offences (72nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 80.

In 2024-25: violent 2,153 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier); property 6,185 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); break-ins 1,311 per 100,000 (+41% vs five years earlier); theft 2,063 per 100,000 (-22% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 26th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Kempsey council area is 7.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.7% of occupied homes (186 public and 236 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 188 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 60.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 8.6% 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 7% (confidence 79 of 100); social housing about 3.4% of homes; about 59.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8.7% 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 Yarrahapinni are those of the Kempsey council area.

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

Nearby suburbs

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