Randwick crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Randwick is a council area in New South Wales with about 146,484 residents. It has a Crime Score 35 out of 100 (low), 275th 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 (76th percentile), homicide (43rd percentile), assault (29th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.
In 2025-26: violent 788 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); property 2,540 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 251 per 100,000 (+37% vs five years earlier); theft 1,192 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 104th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Randwick council area is 4.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.3% of occupied homes (2,778 public and 460 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 872 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 64.1 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, Ireland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 5.7% of homes; about 63 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 42.2% 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 | 788 | 1,155 | -11% |
| Property | 2,540 | 3,721 | +12% |
| Break-ins | 251 | 367 | +37% |
| Theft | 1,192 | 1,746 | +30% |
Questions
Is Randwick safe?
Randwick recorded 788 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 31% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 38% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 34.6 out of 100 (low), 275th 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 Randwick?
367 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 251 per 100,000 residents, about 17% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Randwick
- Three charged, two extradited after fatal stabbing - Waterloo · Waterloo, 23 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Sex Crimes Squad detectives arrest man over alleged historical child sexual assault - Redfern · Redfern, 8 Oct 2026 · 6 km away
- CCTV released as investigation into fatal stabbing continues - Waterloo · Waterloo, 30 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
- Robbery and Serious Crime Squad charge two men over alleged armed robbery of container truck - Botany · Botany, 25 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
- Police officer killed in crash - Redfern · Redfern, 25 Sept 2026 · 6 km away
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Suburbs in the Randwick council area
Centennial Park · Chifley · Clovelly · Clovelly West · Coogee · Kensington · Kingsford · La Perouse · Little Bay · Malabar · Maroubra · Matraville · Phillip Bay · Port Botany · Randwick · Randwick DC · South Coogee · St Pauls
Postcodes in the Randwick council area
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