Wollongong crime statistics
5,473 recorded incidents in 2025
Total recorded criminal incidents fell 7.3% versus 2024 (5,905 incidents), across all 20 offence categories recorded since 2020.
≈ 268 incidents per 1,000 residents (2021 population 20,446).
Property offences
Break-ins (dwelling)
98
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 102
Motor vehicle theft
59
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 57
Steal from motor vehicle
139
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 170
Malicious damage
259
in 2025 · 5-yr avg 278
All offence categories
Recorded incidents in Wollongong by BOCSAR offence category.
| Offence category | 2025 | 2024 | 5-yr avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 1,396 | 1,485 | 1,409 |
| Against justice procedures | 1,121 | 1,470 | 1,344 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 1,000 | 865 | 1,021 |
| Drug offences | 565 | 530 | 500 |
| Assault | 363 | 387 | 389 |
| Malicious damage to property | 259 | 295 | 278 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 195 | 214 | 184 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 171 | 145 | 152 |
| Disorderly conduct | 121 | 163 | 146 |
| Sexual offences | 102 | 98 | 83 |
| Other offences | 67 | 96 | 234 |
| Liquor offences | 62 | 114 | 125 |
| Other offences against the person | 16 | 9 | 10 |
| Robbery | 15 | 11 | 12 |
| Arson | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Pornography offences | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Homicide | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wollongong at a glance
Full suburb profile →Population (2021)
20,446
Socio-economic advantage
Decile 7/10
in NSW (SEIFA 2021)
Median rent (Census)
$410/wk
2021
Household income
$1,549/wk
median, 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street in Wollongong
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets:
- Corrimal Street (1,502 sales)
- Crown Street (1,230 sales)
- Smith Street (1,119 sales)
- Church Street (939 sales)
- Kembla Street (912 sales)
- Keira Street (908 sales)
- Market Street (744 sales)
- Gladstone Avenue (533 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.