Rose Bay crime statistics
336 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 3.7% versus 2024 (349 incidents), across all 18 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 34 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 9,911).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
8
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 12
Motor vehicle theft
4
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 9
Steal from motor vehicle
10
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 15
Malicious damage
29
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 32
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Rose Bay by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 82 | 113 | 114 |
| Against justice procedures | 43 | 47 | 43 |
| Assault | 35 | 37 | 40 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Liquor offences | 29 | 2 | 12 |
| Malicious damage to property | 29 | 34 | 32 |
| Drug offences | 25 | 17 | 23 |
| Sexual offences | 18 | 19 | 15 |
| Disorderly conduct | 13 | 18 | 15 |
| Other offences | 12 | 22 | 30 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Other offences against the person | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rose Bay at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
9,911
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 10/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$630/wk
2021
Household income
$2,539/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Rose Bay
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Old South Head Road (1,002 sales)
- New South Head Road (630 sales)
- Balfour Road (309 sales)
- Spencer Street (304 sales)
- Chaleyer Street (280 sales)
- Liverpool Street (273 sales)
- Manion Avenue (256 sales)
- The Avenue (246 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.