Canada Bay crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Canada Bay is a council area in New South Wales with about 93,006 residents. It has a Crime Score 22 out of 100 (low), 327th 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 homicide (54th percentile), robbery (32nd percentile), sexual offences (21st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 19.
In 2025-26: violent 572 per 100,000 (+46% vs five years earlier); property 1,855 per 100,000 (-8% vs five years earlier); break-ins 237 per 100,000 (+21% vs five years earlier); theft 886 per 100,000 (+27% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 121st of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Canada Bay council area is 4.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.4% of occupied homes (626 public and 211 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 266 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 29.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 41.7% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in China, Italy, South Korea. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 2.2% of homes; about 29.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 42.4% 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 | 572 | 532 | +46% |
| Property | 1,855 | 1,725 | -8% |
| Break-ins | 237 | 220 | +21% |
| Theft | 886 | 824 | +27% |
Questions
Is Canada Bay safe?
Canada Bay recorded 572 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 50% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 55% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 21.8 out of 100 (low), 327th 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 Canada Bay?
220 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 237 per 100,000 residents, about 21% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Canada Bay
- Man dies following crash - North Ryde · North Ryde, 19 Oct 2026 · 6 km away
- Man dies following crash in Ryde · Ryde, 2 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Second man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 9 Sept 2026 · 2 km away
- Man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 2 km away
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Investigations continue following Canterbury stabbing and Five Dock assault · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 2 km away
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Suburbs in the Canada Bay council area
Abbotsford · Breakfast Point · Cabarita · Canada Bay · Chiswick · Concord · Concord West · Concord West DC · Drummoyne · Five Dock · Liberty Grove · Mortlake · North Strathfield · Rhodes · Rodd Point · Russell Lea · Wareemba
Postcodes in the Canada Bay council area
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