Murrays Run crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
0 recorded in this period, compared with 2 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Murrays Run
Murrays Run is a rural locality situated in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, within the Cessnock City Council local government area and the 2325 postcode. Geographically, the area is characterised by undulating bushland, agricultural properties, and the natural watercourse from which it derives its name. Demographically, it is a sparsely populated community typical of the rural fringes of the Hunter Valley, where residents generally reside on acreage properties engaged in small-scale farming, livestock grazing, or lifestyle farming.
Due to its rural and secluded nature, local life and amenities in Murrays Run are minimal, with residents relying on nearby towns such as Wollombi, Cessnock, and Millfield for commercial services, schooling, and healthcare. The locality's infrastructure primarily consists of rural residential roads servicing local properties. Community life is quiet and self-contained, closely tied to the surrounding natural environment of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area periphery and the wider Hunter wine and tourism region.
Historically, the area developed in the 19th century alongside the broader settlement of the Wollombi and Cessnock districts, initially supporting timber-getting, agriculture, and coal mining prospecting. Cultural heritage in Murrays Run is reflective of early European settlement in the Hunter Valley, featuring historical rural routes and remnants of early land grants. While few major commercial historical sites remain within the immediate locality, it retains a landscape closely linked to the traditional lands of the Wonnarua people, who historically inhabited the wider Hunter region.
Recorded offence categories
No offences are recorded in this period, so there is no leading category.
Community context
The 2021 Census recorded 140 residents. This is not a current population estimate.
Sources and interpretation
These are police-recorded incident or victim counts, not every unreported incident or a prediction of personal safety. Percentage changes are not tests of statistical significance; small counts need particular care.