Lakemba crime statistics
766 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents were steady versus 2024, across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 45 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 17,092).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
13
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 17
Motor vehicle theft
27
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 22
Steal from motor vehicle
54
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 49
Malicious damage
74
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 81
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Lakemba by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 238 | 260 | 246 |
| Assault | 162 | 181 | 168 |
| Against justice procedures | 84 | 52 | 71 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 79 | 95 | 85 |
| Malicious damage to property | 74 | 78 | 81 |
| Sexual offences | 34 | 15 | 25 |
| Drug offences | 33 | 14 | 28 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 21 | 14 | 10 |
| Disorderly conduct | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Other offences | 13 | 5 | 34 |
| Arson | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Robbery | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 2 | 11 | 35 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Liquor offences | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Lakemba at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
17,092
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$350/wk
2021
Household income
$1,227/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Lakemba
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Fairmount Street (764 sales)
- Haldon Street (636 sales)
- Macdonald Street (609 sales)
- Hampden Road (546 sales)
- Lakemba Street (537 sales)
- Croydon Street (445 sales)
- Sproule Street (438 sales)
- Colin Street (412 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.