Lane Cove crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Lane Cove is a council area in New South Wales with about 43,094 residents. It has a Crime Score 12 out of 100 (very low), 358th 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 sexual offences (22nd percentile), robbery (23rd percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 13.
In 2025-26: violent 343 per 100,000 (+33% vs five years earlier); property 1,188 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); break-ins 181 per 100,000 (-7% vs five years earlier); theft 506 per 100,000 (-25% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 129th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Lane Cove council area is 3.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.7% of occupied homes (111 public and 147 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 92 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 22.9 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 40% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in China, England, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.6% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 1.5% of homes; about 22.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 40.6% 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 | 343 | 148 | +33% |
| Property | 1,188 | 512 | -26% |
| Break-ins | 181 | 78 | -7% |
| Theft | 506 | 218 | -25% |
Questions
Is Lane Cove safe?
Lane Cove recorded 343 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 11.5 out of 100 (very low), 358th 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 Lane Cove?
78 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 181 per 100,000 residents, about 40% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Lane Cove
- Man dies following crash - North Ryde · North Ryde, 19 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Man dies following crash in Ryde · Ryde, 2 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Man dies after being struck by vehicle - Chatswood · Chatswood, 15 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Second man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 9 Sept 2026 · 6 km away
- Man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 6 km away
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Suburbs in the Lane Cove council area
Greenwich · Lane Cove · Lane Cove DC · Lane Cove North · Lane Cove West · Linley Point · Longueville · Northwood · Riverview
Postcodes in the Lane Cove council area
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