Ku-ring-gai crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Ku-ring-gai is a council area in New South Wales with about 128,542 residents. It has a Crime Score 10 out of 100 (very low), 361st 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 (28th percentile), sexual offences (20th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 16.
In 2025-26: violent 349 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); property 832 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier); break-ins 90 per 100,000 (-53% vs five years earlier); theft 274 per 100,000 (-33% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 128th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Ku-ring-gai council area is 4.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.3% of occupied homes (23 public and 88 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 51 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 4.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 43.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in China, England, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 0.2% of homes; about 4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 44.2% 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 | 349 | 449 | +7% |
| Property | 832 | 1,069 | -33% |
| Break-ins | 90 | 116 | -53% |
| Theft | 274 | 352 | -33% |
Questions
Is Ku-ring-gai safe?
Ku-ring-gai recorded 349 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 70% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 73% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 9.9 out of 100 (very low), 361st 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 Ku-ring-gai?
116 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 90 per 100,000 residents, about 70% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Ku-ring-gai
- Man dies following crash - North Ryde · North Ryde, 19 Oct 2026 · 6 km away
- Man charged after two people allegedly assaulted with hammer - Eastwood · Eastwood, 15 Oct 2026 · 8 km away
- Man dies following crash in Ryde · Ryde, 2 Oct 2026 · 8 km away
- Man dies following truck crash - Hornsby · Hornsby, 17 Sept 2026 · 7 km away
- Man dies after being struck by vehicle - Chatswood · Chatswood, 15 Sept 2026 · 6 km away
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Suburbs in the Ku-ring-gai council area
East Killara · East Lindfield · Gordon · Killara · Lindfield · North Turramurra · North Wahroonga · Pymble · Roseville · Roseville Chase · Saint Ives · Saint Ives Chase · South Turramurra · Turramurra · Wahroonga · Warrawee · West Pymble
Postcodes in the Ku-ring-gai council area
2069 · 2070 · 2071 · 2072 · 2073 · 2074 · 2075 · 2076
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