Sydney crime statistics
8,685 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents were steady versus 2024, across all 21 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 521 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 16,667).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
6
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 10
Motor vehicle theft
60
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 35
Steal from motor vehicle
73
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 68
Malicious damage
408
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 371
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Sydney by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 3,188 | 3,041 | 2,886 |
| Assault | 1,082 | 1,091 | 1,012 |
| Drug offences | 776 | 846 | 865 |
| Against justice procedures | 707 | 697 | 740 |
| Disorderly conduct | 552 | 518 | 524 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 468 | 633 | 753 |
| Malicious damage to property | 408 | 380 | 371 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 357 | 333 | 347 |
| Other offences | 348 | 278 | 945 |
| Liquor offences | 336 | 321 | 479 |
| Sexual offences | 215 | 233 | 193 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 172 | 188 | 175 |
| Robbery | 48 | 55 | 41 |
| Other offences against the person | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Pornography offences | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Arson | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Coercive Control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sydney at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
16,667
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 10/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$600/wk
2021
Household income
$2,227/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Sydney
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Sussex Street (2,641 sales)
- Pitt Street (2,508 sales)
- Liverpool Street (2,036 sales)
- Bathurst Street (1,701 sales)
- Castlereagh Street (1,514 sales)
- George Street (1,508 sales)
- Kent Street (1,459 sales)
- Macquarie Street (1,313 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.