Upper Tooloom crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
1 recorded in this period, compared with 0 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Upper Tooloom
Upper Tooloom is a rural locality situated in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, falling within the Tenterfield Shire Council local government area (postcode 2475). Geographically, the area is defined by its rugged, mountainous terrain and proximity to the Tooloom Range and the headwaters of the Clarence River catchment. As a sparsely populated agricultural region, its demographics are characterized by a small, dispersed community primarily engaged in cattle grazing and primary production, with the landscape dominated by open pastoral land and native eucalypt forests.
The locality functions as a quiet residential and agricultural hinterland, with limited on-site commercial amenities; residents typically rely on the nearby townships of Urbenville or Tenterfield for retail, educational, and healthcare services. Historically, the region is situated on the traditional lands of the Githabul people, and it shares a heritage rooted in the mid-19th-century expansion of the pastoral industry. European settlement in the broader Tooloom area was driven by the early exploitation of timber resources and the establishment of large-scale grazing runs, which remain the foundation of the local landscape’s cultural and economic identity.
Recorded offence categories
| Category | Current period | Previous period |
|---|---|---|
| Steal from motor vehicle | 1 | 0 |
Community context
The 2021 Census recorded 57 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.