Lake Illawarra crime statistics
299 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 51.0% versus 2024 (198 incidents), across all 18 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 91 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 3,288).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
9
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 9
Motor vehicle theft
10
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 7
Steal from motor vehicle
16
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 15
Malicious damage
21
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 28
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Lake Illawarra by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 95 | 69 | 84 |
| Against justice procedures | 43 | 17 | 37 |
| Drug offences | 42 | 10 | 34 |
| Assault | 37 | 30 | 33 |
| Malicious damage to property | 21 | 19 | 28 |
| Sexual offences | 18 | 9 | 11 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 17 | 18 | 24 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Disorderly conduct | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Other offences | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| Arson | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Lake Illawarra at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
3,288
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$328/wk
2021
Household income
$1,069/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Lake Illawarra
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Pur Pur Avenue (423 sales)
- Peterborough Avenue (246 sales)
- Addison Avenue (217 sales)
- Reddall Parade (127 sales)
- Shellharbour Road (124 sales)
- Osborne Parade (80 sales)
- Commerce Drive (64 sales)
- Thomas Street (58 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.