Burwood crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Burwood is a council area in New South Wales with about 43,927 residents. It has a Crime Score 42 out of 100 (moderate), 236th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by robbery (88th percentile), homicide (61st percentile), assault (33rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 35.
In 2025-26: violent 917 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier); property 3,173 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 255 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); theft 1,833 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 93rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Burwood council area is 7.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.9% of occupied homes (312 public and 103 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 531 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 129.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 60.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in China, Nepal, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 7% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 2.7% of homes; about 127.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 61.9% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 917 | 403 | +40% |
| Property | 3,173 | 1,394 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 255 | 112 | +15% |
| Theft | 1,833 | 805 | -1% |
Questions
Is Burwood safe?
Burwood recorded 917 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 20% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 28% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 41.6 out of 100 (moderate), 236th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Burwood?
112 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 255 per 100,000 residents, about 15% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Burwood
- Three people arrested after alleged armed robbery - Hurlstone Park · Hurlstone Park, 29 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
- Second man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 9 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Three charged over alleged stabbing in Canterbury · Canterbury, 8 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Investigations continue following Canterbury stabbing and Five Dock assault · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
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Suburbs in the Burwood council area
Burwood · Burwood Heights · Croydon · Enfield
Postcodes in the Burwood council area
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