Ashfield crime statistics
1,297 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 10.3% versus 2024 (1,446 incidents), across all 20 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 56 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 23,012).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
34
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 47
Motor vehicle theft
11
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 18
Steal from motor vehicle
42
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 61
Malicious damage
96
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 88
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Ashfield by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 462 | 593 | 505 |
| Against justice procedures | 209 | 192 | 213 |
| Assault | 167 | 182 | 158 |
| Malicious damage to property | 96 | 77 | 88 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 93 | 87 | 80 |
| Drug offences | 76 | 93 | 84 |
| Disorderly conduct | 59 | 51 | 43 |
| Sexual offences | 34 | 42 | 38 |
| Liquor offences | 33 | 10 | 22 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 24 | 63 | 82 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 19 | 28 | 18 |
| Other offences | 13 | 12 | 34 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Arson | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Pornography offences | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Coercive Control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Ashfield at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
23,012
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 9/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$440/wk
2021
Household income
$1,888/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Ashfield
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Liverpool Road (1,383 sales)
- Alt Street (796 sales)
- Chandos Street (715 sales)
- Orpington Street (481 sales)
- Brown Street (449 sales)
- Frederick Street (422 sales)
- Elizabeth Street (381 sales)
- Bland Street (380 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.