Mosman crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Mosman is a council area in New South Wales with about 29,374 residents. It has a Crime Score 12 out of 100 (very low), 357th 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 (27th percentile), homicide (18th percentile), robbery (21st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 17.
In 2025-26: violent 470 per 100,000 (+61% vs five years earlier); property 1,287 per 100,000 (-28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 163 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier); theft 541 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 125th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mosman council area is 3.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.8% of occupied homes (51 public and 43 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 43 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 36.5% 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 3.5% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 0.7% of homes; about 15 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 37.1% 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 | 470 | 138 | +61% |
| Property | 1,287 | 378 | -28% |
| Break-ins | 163 | 48 | -17% |
| Theft | 541 | 159 | -30% |
Questions
Is Mosman safe?
Mosman recorded 470 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 59% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 63% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 11.9 out of 100 (very low), 357th 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 Mosman?
48 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 163 per 100,000 residents, about 46% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Mosman
- Two men charged following Sydney CBD ram raid investigation · Sydney, 27 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Man charged following alleged ferry assault - Sydney CBD · Sydney, 15 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Man charged following alleged carjacking - Sydney CBD · Sydney, 9 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Man arrested following alleged carjacking - Sydney CDB · Sydney, 9 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Two charged following alleged assault - Double Bay · Double Bay, 24 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
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Suburbs in the Mosman council area
Postcodes in the Mosman council area
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