Crime Rates in Hunter Region: Muswellbrook Tops the List, Gloucester at the Bottom. Ranked by their rate of recorded crime per 100,000 population in the 24 months to June 2021, from highest to lowest: Muswellbrook – 12,271.3 Cessnock – 8,162.6 Singleton – 7,655.5 Lake Macquarie – 7,256.5 Maitland – 6,703.9 Port Stephens – 6,645.4 Newcastle – 5,799.5 Dungog – 4,792.7 Upper Hunter – 4,279.8 Gloucester – 3,747.7 According to the latest data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), the local government area (LGA) of Muswellbrook had the highest rate of recorded crime per 100,000 population in the Hunter region of New South Wales. Muswellbrook recorded a rate of...