Bar Beach crime statistics
221 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 12.2% versus 2024 (197 incidents), across all 17 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 171 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 1,292).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
31
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 20
Motor vehicle theft
9
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 8
Steal from motor vehicle
13
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 16
Malicious damage
19
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 29
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Bar Beach by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 88 | 79 | 76 |
| Assault | 29 | 29 | 26 |
| Against justice procedures | 25 | 18 | 17 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 25 | 8 | 13 |
| Malicious damage to property | 19 | 28 | 29 |
| Drug offences | 9 | 14 | 11 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Sexual offences | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Disorderly conduct | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Other offences | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Homicide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bar Beach at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
1,292
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 9/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$393/wk
2021
Household income
$2,300/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Bar Beach
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Brooks Street (119 sales)
- Darby Street (98 sales)
- Wrightson Avenue (96 sales)
- Parkway Avenue (60 sales)
- Memorial Drive (58 sales)
- Light Street (51 sales)
- Fenton Avenue (37 sales)
- Bar Beach Avenue (32 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.