Russell Lea crime statistics
90 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 3.4% versus 2024 (87 incidents), across all 16 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 18 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 4,920).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
5
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 6
Motor vehicle theft
5
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 4
Steal from motor vehicle
7
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 10
Malicious damage
6
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 6
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Russell Lea by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 37 | 32 | 40 |
| Against justice procedures | 17 | 2 | 7 |
| Assault | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| Malicious damage to property | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Sexual offences | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Drug offences | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Disorderly conduct | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Other offences | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Russell Lea at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
4,920
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 10/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$520/wk
2021
Household income
$2,658/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Russell Lea
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Hampden Road (259 sales)
- Bay Road (177 sales)
- Lyons Road (155 sales)
- Clements Street (60 sales)
- Russell Street (53 sales)
- Bouvardia Street (49 sales)
- Lenore Street (48 sales)
- Burnell Street (42 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.