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Man charged following alleged ferry assault - Sydney CBD

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Man charged following alleged ferry assault - Sydney CBD
Sydney, New South Wales · NSW Police

The release

A man has been charged following an alleged assault onboard a Sydney ferry earlier this month.

About 7.45am on Friday 2 October 2026, police were called to Circular Quay Wharf following reports of an assault onboard a ferry travelling from Darling Point Wharf.

Police were told a 31-year-old man was approached by an unknown man and the pair began arguing.

The 31-year-old man was allegedly punched and sustained an injury to his leg.

Upon arrival at Circular Quay Wharf, the unknown man left the scene prior to the arrival of police.

Police attended Circular Quay Wharf and detectives attached to Sydney City Police Area Command commenced an investigation.

Following inquiries, a 36-year-old man was arrested at Day Street Police Station at 9.15am today (Thursday 15 October 2026).

He was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was granted conditional bail to appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday 4 November 2026.

— NSW Police
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Crime in the Sydney council area

Sydney is a council area in New South Wales with about 241,797 residents. It has a Crime Score 72 out of 100 (high), 55th 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 (82nd percentile), robbery (95th percentile), sexual offences (79th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 76.

Violent
2,409 per 100k
Property
6,505 per 100k
Break-ins
424 per 100k
Theft
3,981 per 100k

See the full Sydney crime profile

2016-17: 2,354 per 100,0002017-18: 2,455 per 100,0002018-19: 2,497 per 100,0002019-20: 2,213 per 100,0002020-21: 2,061 per 100,0002021-22: 1,975 per 100,0002022-23: 2,338 per 100,0002023-24: 2,347 per 100,0002024-25: 2,331 per 100,0002025-26: 2,409 per 100,0002016-172021-222025-26
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Sydney, 2016-17 to 2025-26 — little changed over the period. Source: recorded crime published for New South Wales.

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