Five teens charged following alleged robbery - Budgewoi
Where: Scenic Drive, Budgewoi, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
Five teenagers will face court following an alleged armed robbery in the state's north yesterday.
About 3pm on Sunday 18 October 2026, police were called to Scenic Drive, Budgewoi, following reports of an armed robbery.
Officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District were told a group of people allegedly entered a store and threatened an employee – a 26-year-old man – with a machete while demanding cash and cigarettes.
The group allegedly ran from the store before leaving the area in a vehicle.
Police will also allege a woman was threatened as the group fled the store. She was not injured.
A crime scene was established and an investigation into the incident commenced.
A short time later, the vehicle was located at Birdie Beach, where police arrested five boys, including two aged 15, two aged 17, and a 16-year-old, nearby.
One 17-year-old boy was charged with robbery in company and armed with intent to commit an indictable offence.
The remaining four boys were each charged with robbery in company.
All five were refused bail and are due to appear before a Children's Court today (Monday 19 October 2026).
— NSW PoliceCrime in the Central Coast council area
Central Coast is a council area in New South Wales with about 357,816 residents. It has a Crime Score 46 out of 100 (moderate), 206th 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 assault (55th percentile), sexual offences (70th percentile), robbery (61st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 50.
- Violent
- 1,360 per 100k
- Property
- 2,707 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 305 per 100k
- Theft
- 1,115 per 100k
See the full Central Coast crime profile
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