Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2077

Postcode 2077 covers Asquith, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights and Waitara in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Hornsby.

Suburbs in 2077

Recorded crime in the council area

16/100

Hornsby

Very low349 of 362 nationally · 124 of 129 in NSW · 155,484 residents

Violent 460 per 100k

▲ +3% vs five years earlier

Property 1,255 per 100k

▼ -17% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 107 per 100k

▼ -22% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Asquith, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights, Waitara in postcode 2077.

Open Hornsby on the map

The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 2077

What is the crime rate in postcode 2077?

Recorded crime is published for the Hornsby council area, which covers postcode 2077. In 2025-26 it recorded 460 violent offences, 1,255 property offences and 107 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2077 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Hornsby council area's violent crime rate is 64% below the national rate and 60% below the New South Wales rate (460 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 16 ranks 349 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2077?

Asquith, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights and Waitara.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from New South Wales's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

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