Newtown crime statistics
2,174 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents were steady versus 2024, across all 20 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 148 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 14,690).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
37
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 38
Motor vehicle theft
29
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 26
Steal from motor vehicle
51
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 46
Malicious damage
144
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 146
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Newtown by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 576 | 549 | 605 |
| Against justice procedures | 474 | 466 | 454 |
| Assault | 230 | 229 | 213 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 179 | 191 | 419 |
| Liquor offences | 170 | 148 | 173 |
| Malicious damage to property | 144 | 146 | 146 |
| Drug offences | 122 | 127 | 244 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 81 | 107 | 88 |
| Disorderly conduct | 68 | 74 | 90 |
| Sexual offences | 54 | 56 | 56 |
| Other offences | 29 | 23 | 127 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 22 | 34 | 35 |
| Robbery | 11 | 7 | 8 |
| Other offences against the person | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Arson | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Coercive Control | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Newtown at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
14,690
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 10/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$550/wk
2021
Household income
$2,330/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Newtown
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- King Street (1,029 sales)
- Alice Street (671 sales)
- Wilson Street (398 sales)
- Carillon Avenue (312 sales)
- Darley Street (267 sales)
- Gladstone Street (265 sales)
- Brown Street (260 sales)
- Enmore Road (254 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.