Woollahra crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Woollahra is a council area in New South Wales with about 55,218 residents. It has a Crime Score 24 out of 100 (low), 319th 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 (46th percentile), sexual offences (36th percentile), robbery (29th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 22.
In 2025-26: violent 623 per 100,000 (+16% vs five years earlier); property 1,713 per 100,000 (-16% vs five years earlier); break-ins 154 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier); theft 822 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 118th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Woollahra council area is 3.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.4% of occupied homes (60 public and 35 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 345 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 64.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 35.9% 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 3.3% (confidence 83 of 100); social housing about 0.4% of homes; about 63.3 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 36.5% 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 | 623 | 344 | +16% |
| Property | 1,713 | 946 | -16% |
| Break-ins | 154 | 85 | -17% |
| Theft | 822 | 454 | +1% |
Questions
Is Woollahra safe?
Woollahra recorded 623 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 46% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 51% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 23.6 out of 100 (low), 319th 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 Woollahra?
85 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 154 per 100,000 residents, about 49% lower than the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Woollahra
- Two men charged following Sydney CBD ram raid investigation · Sydney, 27 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Man charged following alleged ferry assault - Sydney CBD · Sydney, 15 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- Two charged following alleged assault - Double Bay · Double Bay, 24 Sept 2026
- Man charged with domestic violence murder - Bondi Beach · Bondi Beach, 20 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Man arrested after woman dies - Bondi Beach · Bondi Beach, 19 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
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Suburbs in the Woollahra council area
Bellevue Hill · Darling Point · Double Bay · Edgecliff · Himas Rushcutters · Paddington · Point Piper · Rose Bay · Vaucluse · Watsons Bay · Woollahra
Postcodes in the Woollahra council area
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