St Leonards crime statistics
580 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 10.6% versus 2024 (649 incidents), across all 18 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 80 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 7,212).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
12
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 11
Motor vehicle theft
3
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 3
Steal from motor vehicle
14
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 12
Malicious damage
33
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 26
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in St Leonards by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport regulatory offences | 207 | 235 | 198 |
| Theft | 158 | 163 | 149 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 45 | 32 | 31 |
| Assault | 41 | 60 | 44 |
| Malicious damage to property | 33 | 32 | 26 |
| Drug offences | 26 | 37 | 31 |
| Disorderly conduct | 21 | 22 | 16 |
| Against justice procedures | 19 | 28 | 31 |
| Sexual offences | 11 | 19 | 12 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Robbery | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Other offences | 2 | 7 | 32 |
| Pornography offences | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Homicide | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St Leonards at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
7,212
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 10/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$600/wk
2021
Household income
$2,475/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in St Leonards
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Pacific Highway (2,090 sales)
- Herbert Street (1,542 sales)
- Atchison Street (1,185 sales)
- Christie Street (1,000 sales)
- Chandos Street (713 sales)
- Marshall Avenue (489 sales)
- Albany Street (487 sales)
- Sergeants Lane (450 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.