Hunters Hill crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Hunters Hill is a council area in New South Wales with about 13,983 residents. It has a Crime Score 18 out of 100 (very low), 345th 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 (49th percentile), sexual offences (32nd percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 27.
In 2025-26: violent 629 per 100,000 (+32% vs five years earlier); property 1,244 per 100,000 (-31% vs five years earlier); break-ins 250 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier); theft 386 per 100,000 (-40% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 117th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Hunters Hill council area is 3.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.5% of occupied homes (147 public and 111 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 2 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 1.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 29.3% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, China, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.3% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 5% of homes; about 1.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 29.8% 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 | 629 | 88 | +32% |
| Property | 1,244 | 174 | -31% |
| Break-ins | 250 | 35 | -5% |
| Theft | 386 | 54 | -40% |
Questions
Is Hunters Hill safe?
Hunters Hill recorded 629 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 45% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 51% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 18 out of 100 (very low), 345th 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 Hunters Hill?
35 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 250 per 100,000 residents, about 17% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Hunters Hill
- Man dies following crash - North Ryde · North Ryde, 19 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Man dies following crash in Ryde · Ryde, 2 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Second man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 9 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
- Man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Investigations continue following Canterbury stabbing and Five Dock assault · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
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Suburbs in the Hunters Hill council area
Henley · Hunters Hill · Huntleys Cove · Huntleys Point · Woolwich
Postcodes in the Hunters Hill council area
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