Muswellbrook crime statistics
1,945 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 11.8% versus 2024 (1,739 incidents), across all 21 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 158 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 12,272).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
74
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 70
Motor vehicle theft
37
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 38
Steal from motor vehicle
51
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 81
Malicious damage
168
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 186
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Muswellbrook by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 531 | 473 | 548 |
| Against justice procedures | 414 | 311 | 317 |
| Assault | 260 | 273 | 268 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 237 | 170 | 200 |
| Malicious damage to property | 168 | 188 | 186 |
| Sexual offences | 76 | 87 | 72 |
| Drug offences | 64 | 67 | 84 |
| Disorderly conduct | 63 | 52 | 63 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 54 | 59 | 54 |
| Other offences | 30 | 15 | 63 |
| Arson | 20 | 12 | 20 |
| Other offences against the person | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Pornography offences | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Robbery | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Liquor offences | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Muswellbrook at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
12,272
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$310/wk
2021
Household income
$1,603/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Muswellbrook
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Queen Street (319 sales)
- Osborn Avenue (186 sales)
- Acacia Drive (184 sales)
- Ironbark Road (182 sales)
- Henry Dangar Drive (170 sales)
- Shiraz Street (166 sales)
- Wollombi Road (160 sales)
- Brook Street (157 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.