Sylvania Waters crime statistics
105 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents rose 26.5% versus 2024 (83 incidents), across all 15 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 33 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 3,200).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
5
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 6
Motor vehicle theft
4
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 3
Steal from motor vehicle
8
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 9
Malicious damage
7
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 6
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Sylvania Waters by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 34 | 31 | 34 |
| Against justice procedures | 20 | 9 | 10 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 15 | 10 | 11 |
| Assault | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Malicious damage to property | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Drug offences | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Sexual offences | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor offences | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disorderly conduct | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Other offences | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Sylvania Waters at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
3,200
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 10/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$600/wk
2021
Household income
$2,371/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Sylvania Waters
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Ramu Close (290 sales)
- Belgrave Esplanade (218 sales)
- Shoalhaven Road (86 sales)
- Hawkesbury Esplanade (80 sales)
- Roper Crescent (67 sales)
- Castlereagh Crescent (48 sales)
- Richmond Avenue (47 sales)
- James Cook Island (45 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.