Sefton crime statistics
312 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 11.4% versus 2024 (280 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 50 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 6,300).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
5
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 7
Motor vehicle theft
15
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 11
Steal from motor vehicle
16
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 18
Malicious damage
28
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 24
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Sefton by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 82 | 110 | 75 |
| Assault | 67 | 49 | 47 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 35 | 21 | 28 |
| Against justice procedures | 31 | 25 | 22 |
| Malicious damage to property | 28 | 19 | 24 |
| Drug offences | 23 | 20 | 24 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 14 | 7 | 9 |
| Other offences | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| Sexual offences | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Disorderly conduct | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Other offences against the person | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| Liquor offences | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Arson | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sefton at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
6,300
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 3/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$425/wk
2021
Household income
$1,528/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Sefton
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Wellington Road (234 sales)
- Rose Street (180 sales)
- Hector Street (175 sales)
- Helen Street (117 sales)
- Batt Street (110 sales)
- Clapham Road (109 sales)
- Waldron Road (96 sales)
- Rodd Street (89 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.