North Wollongong crime statistics
509 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 21.2% versus 2024 (420 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 221 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 2,299).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
11
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 13
Motor vehicle theft
11
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 9
Steal from motor vehicle
25
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 24
Malicious damage
33
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 32
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in North Wollongong by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport regulatory offences | 195 | 85 | 127 |
| Theft | 122 | 98 | 107 |
| Assault | 38 | 34 | 33 |
| Against justice procedures | 34 | 45 | 30 |
| Drug offences | 34 | 48 | 51 |
| Malicious damage to property | 33 | 37 | 32 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 12 | 21 | 15 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 10 | 16 | 12 |
| Disorderly conduct | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Sexual offences | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| Liquor offences | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Other offences | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| Robbery | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 1 | 0 |
North Wollongong at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
2,299
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 7/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$395/wk
2021
Household income
$1,549/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in North Wollongong
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Virginia Street (346 sales)
- Bourke Street (258 sales)
- Pleasant Avenue (255 sales)
- Hindmarsh Avenue (93 sales)
- Montague Street (90 sales)
- Noel Street (87 sales)
- Bode Avenue (76 sales)
- Porter Street (62 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.