Parramatta crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Parramatta is a council area in New South Wales with about 279,014 residents. It has a Crime Score 42 out of 100 (moderate), 230th 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 (79th percentile), assault (34th percentile), homicide (46th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 43.
In 2025-26: violent 923 per 100,000 (+10% vs five years earlier); property 3,042 per 100,000 (+9% vs five years earlier); break-ins 313 per 100,000 (-2% vs five years earlier); theft 1,720 per 100,000 (+42% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 92nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Parramatta council area is 5.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.4% of occupied homes (3,202 public and 808 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 778 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 29.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 55.7% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, China, South Korea. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5.7% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 3.9% of homes; about 29.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 56.6% 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 | 923 | 2,576 | +10% |
| Property | 3,042 | 8,487 | +9% |
| Break-ins | 313 | 874 | -2% |
| Theft | 1,720 | 4,800 | +42% |
Questions
Is Parramatta safe?
Parramatta recorded 923 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 20% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 28% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 42.3 out of 100 (moderate), 230th 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 Parramatta?
874 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 313 per 100,000 residents, close to the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Parramatta
- Third man charged over alleged 2015 sex assault of teenage girl - Parramatta · Parramatta, 24 Oct 2026 · 2 km away
- Homicide Squad detectives charge woman for alleged involvement in fatal shooting - Merrylands · Merrylands, 19 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
- Man charged following fatal crash - Auburn · Auburn, 16 Sept 2026 · 6 km away
- Homicide Squad detectives charge drone operator for alleged involvement in fatal shooting - Merrylands · Merrylands, 12 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
- Man charged with murder following alleged neighbour dispute - Ermington · Ermington, 4 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
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Suburbs in the Parramatta council area
Camellia · Carlingford · Clyde · Constitution Hill · Dundas · Dundas Valley · Epping · Ermington · Harris Park · Newington · North Parramatta · North Rocks · Northmead · Oatlands · Old Toongabbie · Parramatta · Rosehill · Rydalmere · Silverwater · Sydney Olympic Park · Telopea · Toongabbie East · Wentworth Point · Winston Hills
Postcodes in the Parramatta council area
2115 · 2116 · 2117 · 2118 · 2121 · 2127 · 2128 · 2142 · 2145 · 2146 · 2150 · 2151 · 2152 · 2153
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