South Grafton crime statistics
1,526 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 4.5% versus 2024 (1,460 incidents), across all 21 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 243 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 6,288).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
67
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 50
Motor vehicle theft
45
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 38
Steal from motor vehicle
55
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 47
Malicious damage
161
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 129
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in South Grafton by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 432 | 439 | 387 |
| Against justice procedures | 253 | 226 | 187 |
| Assault | 194 | 201 | 167 |
| Malicious damage to property | 161 | 135 | 129 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 154 | 176 | 126 |
| Drug offences | 124 | 80 | 78 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 70 | 48 | 42 |
| Sexual offences | 38 | 45 | 37 |
| Disorderly conduct | 36 | 46 | 37 |
| Arson | 27 | 20 | 18 |
| Other offences | 18 | 21 | 20 |
| Robbery | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Other offences against the person | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Pornography offences | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Liquor offences | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coercive Control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Grafton at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
6,288
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 1/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$280/wk
2021
Household income
$975/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in South Grafton
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Bent Street (493 sales)
- Ryan Street (209 sales)
- Armidale Street (169 sales)
- Bush Drive (135 sales)
- Mcfarlane Street (132 sales)
- Cambridge Street (130 sales)
- Tallowood Street (112 sales)
- Spring Street (106 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.