Liverpool crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Liverpool is a council area in New South Wales with about 261,231 residents. It has a Crime Score 41 out of 100 (moderate), 239th 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 assault (49th percentile), robbery (69th percentile), homicide (40th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 49.
In 2025-26: violent 1,142 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); property 2,411 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 209 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 1,039 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 73rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Liverpool council area is 6.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.7% of occupied homes (3,889 public and 776 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 1,039 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 43.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 45.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in Iraq, Vietnam, Fiji. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.5% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 6.1% of homes; about 42.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 46.5% 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 | 1,142 | 2,983 | +12% |
| Property | 2,411 | 6,298 | -16% |
| Break-ins | 209 | 545 | -30% |
| Theft | 1,039 | 2,714 | -9% |
Questions
Is Liverpool safe?
Liverpool recorded 1,140 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, close to the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 11% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 41.3 out of 100 (moderate), 239th 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 Liverpool?
545 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 209 per 100,000 residents, about 31% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Liverpool
- Two men charged following alleged shooting - Liverpool · Liverpool, 2 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Homicide Squad detectives charge second man with murder following fatal shooting - Canley Heights · Canley Heights, 23 Sept 2026 · 7 km away
- Taskforce Falcon detectives charge woman over alleged conspiracy to murder - West Hoxton · West Hoxton, 23 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Two men, two teens charged following alleged carjacking - Cabramatta · Cabramatta, 16 Sept 2026 · 7 km away
- Man charged after alleged pursuit and crash landing on woman's car - Liverpool · Liverpool, 9 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
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Suburbs in the Liverpool council area
Ashcroft · Austral · Badgerys Creek · Busby · Carnes Hill · Cartwright · Casula · Cecil Hills · Cecil Park · Chipping Norton · Edmondson Park · Elizabeth Hills · Green Valley · Greendale · Hammondville · Heckenberg · Hinchinbrook · Horningsea Park · Hoxton Park · Lansvale · Len Waters Estate · Liverpool · Lurnea · Middleton Grange · Miller · Moorebank · Pleasure Point · Prestons · Rossmore · Sadleir · Voyager Point · Wallacia · Warwick Farm · Wattle Grove · West Hoxton
Postcodes in the Liverpool council area
2166 · 2168 · 2170 · 2171 · 2172 · 2173 · 2174 · 2178 · 2179 · 2555 · 2557 · 2745
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