Shoal Bay crime statistics
202 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 14.0% versus 2024 (235 incidents), across all 15 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 111 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 1,815).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
6
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 5
Motor vehicle theft
1
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 2
Steal from motor vehicle
11
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 10
Malicious damage
14
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 20
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Shoal Bay by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other offences | 57 | 88 | 55 |
| Assault | 48 | 41 | 39 |
| Theft | 32 | 25 | 43 |
| Malicious damage to property | 14 | 14 | 20 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 11 | 15 | 13 |
| Sexual offences | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Liquor offences | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Against justice procedures | 7 | 13 | 13 |
| Drug offences | 6 | 14 | 12 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Disorderly conduct | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shoal Bay at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
1,815
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 3/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$338/wk
2021
Household income
$1,007/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Shoal Bay
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Shoal Bay Road (790 sales)
- Tomaree Road (220 sales)
- Messines Street (172 sales)
- Ronald Avenue (165 sales)
- Government Road (165 sales)
- Horace Street (159 sales)
- Rigney Street (124 sales)
- Bullecourt 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.