Armidale crime statistics
3,280 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 4.1% versus 2024 (3,421 incidents), across all 21 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 137 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 23,967).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
238
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 229
Motor vehicle theft
93
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 72
Steal from motor vehicle
124
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 178
Malicious damage
269
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 322
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Armidale by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 982 | 1,206 | 1,075 |
| Against justice procedures | 660 | 585 | 441 |
| Assault | 441 | 390 | 406 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 291 | 301 | 249 |
| Malicious damage to property | 269 | 329 | 322 |
| Drug offences | 171 | 86 | 113 |
| Disorderly conduct | 155 | 176 | 155 |
| Sexual offences | 109 | 98 | 109 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 88 | 91 | 73 |
| Other offences | 34 | 34 | 72 |
| Liquor offences | 22 | 35 | 39 |
| Other offences against the person | 19 | 7 | 9 |
| Arson | 17 | 64 | 38 |
| Pornography offences | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Robbery | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Coercive Control | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Homicide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Armidale at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
23,967
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 4/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$290/wk
2021
Household income
$1,432/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Armidale
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Beardy Street (346 sales)
- Brown Street (342 sales)
- Marsh Street (324 sales)
- Donnelly Street (295 sales)
- Mann Street (290 sales)
- Queen Elizabeth Drive (250 sales)
- Markham Street (249 sales)
- Taylor Street (232 sales)
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Recorded criminal incidents for the whole suburb — raw counts (the approximate per-1,000-resident rate uses the 2021 Census population, which may lag actual growth), so larger suburbs naturally record more, and small-area counts fluctuate year to year. The latest year shown is the last complete calendar year. Context, not a verdict; we publish no suburb rankings. Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research open data (CC BY), data to Mar 2026. Figures may be revised by the source agency.