Canterbury-Bankstown crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Canterbury-Bankstown is a council area in New South Wales with about 389,687 residents. It has a Crime Score 36 out of 100 (low), 269th 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 (70th percentile), assault (38th percentile), homicide (55th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 38.
In 2025-26: violent 949 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); property 1,947 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 152 per 100,000 (-21% vs five years earlier); theft 762 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 90th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area is 7.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 7.9% of occupied homes (7,514 public and 1,678 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 2,734 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 73.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 47.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in Vietnam, Lebanon, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 7.1% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 7.1% of homes; about 72.2 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 48.3% 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 | 949 | 3,698 | +15% |
| Property | 1,947 | 7,589 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 152 | 594 | -21% |
| Theft | 762 | 2,969 | -10% |
Questions
Is Canterbury-Bankstown safe?
Canterbury-Bankstown recorded 949 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 18% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 26% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 35.8 out of 100 (low), 269th 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 Canterbury-Bankstown?
594 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 152 per 100,000 residents, about 49% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Canterbury-Bankstown
- Detectives release CCTV as investigation continues into public place shooting - Bankstown · Bankstown, 30 Sept 2026 · 1 km away
- Additional four people charged over alleged Lidcombe shooting - Strike Force Vanport · Lidcombe, 25 Sept 2026 · 7 km away
- Re-appeal for information as two men charged following alleged kidnapping - Milperra · Milperra, 23 Sept 2026 · 6 km away
- Man fatally shot - Punchbowl · Punchbowl, 9 Sept 2026
- Three charged over alleged stabbing in Canterbury · Canterbury, 8 Sept 2026 · 7 km away
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Suburbs in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area
Ashbury · Bankstown · Bankstown Aerodrome · Bankstown North · Bass Hill · Belfield · Belmore · Birrong · Campsie · Canterbury · Chester Hill · Chullora · Clemton Park · Condell Park · Croydon Park · Earlwood · East Hills · Georges Hall · Greenacre · Hurlstone Park · Kingsgrove · Kingsgrove DC · Kingsgrove West · Lakemba · Lansdowne · Manahan · Milperra · Mount Lewis · Narwee · Padstow · Padstow Heights · Panania · Picnic Point · Potts Hill · Punchbowl · Revesby · Revesby Heights · Revesby North · Riverwood · Roselands · Sefton · Villawood · Wiley Park · Yagoona
Postcodes in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area
2133 · 2143 · 2162 · 2163 · 2190 · 2191 · 2192 · 2193 · 2194 · 2195 · 2196 · 2197 · 2198 · 2199 · 2200 · 2206 · 2208 · 2209 · 2210 · 2211 · 2212 · 2213 · 2214
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