Kotara crime statistics
697 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 6.1% versus 2024 (657 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 175 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 3,980).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
4
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 8
Motor vehicle theft
7
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 6
Steal from motor vehicle
26
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 25
Malicious damage
37
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 43
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Kotara by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 460 | 430 | 394 |
| Assault | 46 | 37 | 38 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 39 | 30 | 24 |
| Malicious damage to property | 37 | 44 | 43 |
| Against justice procedures | 32 | 33 | 29 |
| Drug offences | 20 | 23 | 14 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Disorderly conduct | 13 | 16 | 12 |
| Sexual offences | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Arson | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Other offences against the person | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Robbery | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Other offences | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kotara at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
3,980
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 8/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$460/wk
2021
Household income
$2,077/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Kotara
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Park Avenue (594 sales)
- Grinsell Street (189 sales)
- Joslin Street (167 sales)
- Gregory Parade (137 sales)
- Grayson Avenue (132 sales)
- Springfield Avenue (113 sales)
- Kimbarra Close (88 sales)
- Charlestown Road (88 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.