North Sydney crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
North Sydney is a council area in New South Wales with about 73,705 residents. It has a Crime Score 16 out of 100 (very low), 352nd 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 (36th percentile), sexual offences (24th percentile), homicide (18th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 21.
In 2025-26: violent 471 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); property 1,680 per 100,000 (-21% vs five years earlier); break-ins 163 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier); theft 887 per 100,000 (-5% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 124th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the North Sydney council area is 3.5% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.7% of occupied homes (328 public and 212 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 328 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 47.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 41.6% 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 84 of 100); social housing about 1.5% of homes; about 46.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 42.3% 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 | 471 | 347 | +9% |
| Property | 1,680 | 1,238 | -21% |
| Break-ins | 163 | 120 | -1% |
| Theft | 887 | 654 | -5% |
Questions
Is North Sydney safe?
North Sydney recorded 471 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 15.6 out of 100 (very low), 352nd 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 North Sydney?
120 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 North Sydney
- Two men charged following Sydney CBD ram raid investigation · Sydney, 27 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Man charged following alleged ferry assault - Sydney CBD · Sydney, 15 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Man charged following alleged carjacking - Sydney CBD · Sydney, 9 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Man arrested following alleged carjacking - Sydney CDB · Sydney, 9 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Two charged following alleged assault - Double Bay · Double Bay, 24 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
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Suburbs in the North Sydney council area
Cammeray · Cremorne · Cremorne Point · Crows Nest · Himas Platypus · Himas Waterhen · Kirribilli · Kurraba Point · Lavender Bay · McMahons Point · Milsons Point · Neutral Bay · North Sydney · North Sydney Shoppingworld · Waverton · Wollstonecraft
Postcodes in the North Sydney council area
2060 · 2061 · 2062 · 2065 · 2089 · 2090
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