Pottsville crime statistics
187 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 8.8% versus 2024 (205 incidents), across all 18 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 26 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 7,238).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
4
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 9
Motor vehicle theft
8
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 9
Steal from motor vehicle
16
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 16
Malicious damage
22
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 30
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Pottsville by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 61 | 83 | 74 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 28 | 12 | 19 |
| Assault | 27 | 24 | 26 |
| Malicious damage to property | 22 | 34 | 30 |
| Against justice procedures | 17 | 16 | 20 |
| Sexual offences | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| Drug offences | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Disorderly conduct | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Other offences | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Arson | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Other offences against the person | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Liquor offences | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pottsville at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
7,238
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 6/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$500/wk
2021
Household income
$1,556/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Pottsville
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Overall Drive (313 sales)
- Lennox Circuit (257 sales)
- Tweed Coast Road (243 sales)
- Newcastle Drive (236 sales)
- Ballina Street (205 sales)
- Marsupial Drive (190 sales)
- Border Crescent (183 sales)
- Elanora Avenue (176 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.