Strathfield crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Strathfield is a council area in New South Wales with about 49,203 residents. It has a Crime Score 42 out of 100 (moderate), 231st 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 (81st percentile), homicide (57th percentile), assault (34th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 34.
In 2025-26: violent 874 per 100,000 (+24% vs five years earlier); property 3,128 per 100,000 (+11% vs five years earlier); break-ins 317 per 100,000 (+8% vs five years earlier); theft 1,539 per 100,000 (+43% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 98th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Strathfield council area is 6.4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.4% of occupied homes (434 public and 103 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 256 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 55.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 61.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, China, Nepal. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.4% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 3.1% of homes; about 54.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 62.9% 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 | 874 | 430 | +24% |
| Property | 3,128 | 1,539 | +11% |
| Break-ins | 317 | 156 | +8% |
| Theft | 1,539 | 757 | +43% |
Questions
Is Strathfield safe?
Strathfield recorded 874 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 24% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 32% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 42.2 out of 100 (moderate), 231st 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 Strathfield?
156 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 317 per 100,000 residents, about 5% higher than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Strathfield
- Additional four people charged over alleged Lidcombe shooting - Strike Force Vanport · Lidcombe, 25 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Man charged following fatal crash - Auburn · Auburn, 16 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
- Second man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 9 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
- Man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Investigations continue following Canterbury stabbing and Five Dock assault · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
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Suburbs in the Strathfield council area
Homebush · Homebush West · Strathfield · Strathfield South
Postcodes in the Strathfield council area
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