Sylvania crime statistics
374 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 5.1% versus 2024 (356 incidents), across all 19 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 35 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 10,749).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
12
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 12
Motor vehicle theft
7
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 8
Steal from motor vehicle
12
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 10
Malicious damage
38
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 35
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Sylvania by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 112 | 113 | 114 |
| Assault | 63 | 44 | 60 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 42 | 42 | 48 |
| Malicious damage to property | 38 | 31 | 35 |
| Against justice procedures | 32 | 49 | 43 |
| Drug offences | 22 | 19 | 31 |
| Sexual offences | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| Other offences | 17 | 12 | 30 |
| Disorderly conduct | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Liquor offences | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Other offences against the person | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sylvania at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
10,749
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 9/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$530/wk
2021
Household income
$1,961/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Sylvania
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Princes Highway (422 sales)
- Corea Street (311 sales)
- Port Hacking Road (245 sales)
- Melrose Avenue (218 sales)
- The Esplanade (207 sales)
- Mowbray Street (187 sales)
- Edward Street (179 sales)
- Evelyn Street (175 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.