Waverley crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Waverley is a council area in New South Wales with about 73,345 residents. It has a Crime Score 45 out of 100 (moderate), 212th 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 (91st percentile), robbery (72nd percentile), assault (32nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 43.
In 2025-26: violent 907 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); property 2,708 per 100,000 (-19% vs five years earlier); break-ins 168 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); theft 1,624 per 100,000 (-18% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 94th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Waverley council area is 3.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.7% of occupied homes (341 public and 122 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 371 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 53.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 44% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, South Africa, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.7% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 1.5% of homes; about 52.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 44.7% 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 | 907 | 665 | +2% |
| Property | 2,708 | 1,986 | -19% |
| Break-ins | 168 | 123 | +12% |
| Theft | 1,624 | 1,191 | -18% |
Questions
Is Waverley safe?
Waverley recorded 907 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 21% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 29% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 45.2 out of 100 (moderate), 212th 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 Waverley?
123 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 168 per 100,000 residents, about 44% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Waverley
- Sex Crimes Squad detectives arrest man over alleged historical child sexual assault - Redfern · Redfern, 8 Oct 2026 · 5 km away
- Police officer killed in crash - Redfern · Redfern, 25 Sept 2026 · 5 km away
- Two charged following alleged assault - Double Bay · Double Bay, 24 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Man charged with domestic violence murder - Bondi Beach · Bondi Beach, 20 Sept 2026
- Man arrested after woman dies - Bondi Beach · Bondi Beach, 19 Sept 2026
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Suburbs in the Waverley council area
Bondi · Bondi Beach · Bondi Junction · Bronte · Dover Heights · North Bondi · Queens Park · Tamarama · Waverley
Postcodes in the Waverley council area
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