Ryde crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Ryde is a council area in New South Wales with about 141,693 residents. It has a Crime Score 20 out of 100 (very low), 337th 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 (45th percentile), homicide (36th percentile), sexual offences (24th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 20.
In 2025-26: violent 579 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); property 1,916 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); break-ins 210 per 100,000 (+31% vs five years earlier); theft 977 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 120th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Ryde council area is 5.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.2% of occupied homes (954 public and 608 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 356 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 27.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 50.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in China, India, South Korea. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 2.9% of homes; about 26.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 51.6% 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 | 579 | 820 | +7% |
| Property | 1,916 | 2,715 | +0% |
| Break-ins | 210 | 298 | +31% |
| Theft | 977 | 1,384 | +20% |
Questions
Is Ryde safe?
Ryde recorded 579 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 50% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 55% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 19.6 out of 100 (very low), 337th 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 Ryde?
298 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 210 per 100,000 residents, about 30% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Ryde
- Man dies following crash - North Ryde · North Ryde, 19 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Man charged after two people allegedly assaulted with hammer - Eastwood · Eastwood, 15 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Man dies following crash in Ryde · Ryde, 2 Oct 2026
- Man dies after being struck by vehicle - Chatswood · Chatswood, 15 Sept 2026 · 7 km away
- Man charged with murder following alleged neighbour dispute - Ermington · Ermington, 4 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
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Suburbs in the Ryde council area
Denistone · Denistone East · Denistone West · East Ryde · Eastwood · Gladesville · Macquarie Park · Marsfield · Meadowbank · Melrose Park · North Ryde · Putney · Ryde · Tennyson Point · West Ryde
Postcodes in the Ryde council area
2109 · 2111 · 2112 · 2113 · 2114 · 2122
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