Georges River crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Georges River is a council area in New South Wales with about 163,919 residents. It has a Crime Score 24 out of 100 (low), 311th 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 (56th percentile), homicide (39th percentile), assault (15th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 28.
In 2025-26: violent 670 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); property 1,905 per 100,000 (+6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 151 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier); theft 967 per 100,000 (+48% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 114th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Georges River council area is 5.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.9% of occupied homes (1,207 public and 329 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 496 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 32.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 47.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in China, Nepal, Hong Kong. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.2% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 2.7% of homes; about 31.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 48.6% 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 | 670 | 1,099 | +1% |
| Property | 1,905 | 3,122 | +6% |
| Break-ins | 151 | 247 | -18% |
| Theft | 967 | 1,585 | +48% |
Questions
Is Georges River safe?
Georges River recorded 670 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 42% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 48% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 24 out of 100 (low), 311th 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 Georges River?
247 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 151 per 100,000 residents, about 50% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Georges River
- Detectives release CCTV as investigation continues into public place shooting - Bankstown · Bankstown, 30 Sept 2026 · 8 km away
- Three people arrested after alleged armed robbery - Hurlstone Park · Hurlstone Park, 29 Sept 2026 · 8 km away
- Man charged following alleged arson attacks - Taren Point · Taren Point, 28 Sept 2026 · 6 km away
- Man fatally shot - Punchbowl · Punchbowl, 9 Sept 2026 · 6 km away
- Three charged over alleged stabbing in Canterbury · Canterbury, 8 Sept 2026 · 7 km away
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Suburbs in the Georges River council area
Allawah · Beverley Park · Beverly Hills · Blakehurst · Carlton · Carss Park · Connells Point · Hurstville · Hurstville Grove · Kogarah Bay · Kyle Bay · Lugarno · Mortdale · Oatley · Peakhurst · Peakhurst DC · Peakhurst Heights · Penshurst · South Hurstville
Postcodes in the Georges River council area
2209 · 2210 · 2217 · 2218 · 2220 · 2221 · 2222 · 2223
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