The Hills crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
The Hills is a council area in New South Wales with about 222,675 residents. It has a Crime Score 15 out of 100 (very low), 354th 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 homicide (38th percentile), robbery (42nd percentile), sexual offences (20th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 16.
In 2025-26: violent 398 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier); property 1,151 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier); break-ins 107 per 100,000 (-35% vs five years earlier); theft 496 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 127th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the The Hills council area is 4.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.4% of occupied homes (157 public and 108 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 195 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 9.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 41.2% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, China, England. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.1% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 0.4% of homes; about 9.6 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 41.9% 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 | 398 | 886 | -10% |
| Property | 1,151 | 2,562 | -26% |
| Break-ins | 107 | 239 | -35% |
| Theft | 496 | 1,105 | -18% |
Questions
Is The Hills safe?
The Hills recorded 398 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 65% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 69% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 15.2 out of 100 (very low), 354th 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 The Hills?
239 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 107 per 100,000 residents, about 64% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near The Hills
- Fifth man charged after Glenwood service station stabbing - SF VELARO · Glenwood, 1 Oct 2026 · 13 km away
- Man dies in crash - Colebee · Colebee, 28 Sept 2026 · 15 km away
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Suburbs in the The Hills council area
Annangrove · Baulkham Hills · Beaumont Hills · Bella Vista · Box Hill · Castle Hill · Cattai · Glenhaven · Glenorie · Kellyville · Kenthurst · Maraylya · Maroota · Middle Dural · Nelson · Rouse Hill · Sackville · Sackville North · South Maroota · West Pennant Hills · Wisemans Ferry
Postcodes in the The Hills council area
2125 · 2153 · 2154 · 2155 · 2156 · 2157 · 2158 · 2756 · 2765
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