Burwood crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 2,402 offences in Burwood in 2025-26, including 251 violent offences and 69 break-ins. That is about 13,180 per 100,000 of its 18,224 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Burwood council area.
Burwood is a suburb in the Burwood council area of New South Wales (about 43,927 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 42 out of 100 (moderate), 236th 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 robbery (88th percentile), homicide (61st percentile), assault (33rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 35.
In 2025-26: violent 917 per 100,000 (+40% vs five years earlier); property 3,173 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 255 per 100,000 (+15% vs five years earlier); theft 1,833 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 93rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Burwood council area is 7.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2.9% of occupied homes (312 public and 103 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 531 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 129.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 60.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in China, Nepal, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 7% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 2.7% of homes; about 127.7 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 61.9% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
New South Wales publishes suburb-level counts: 2,402 offences were recorded in Burwood in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Burwood council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 917 | 403 | +40% |
| Property | 3,173 | 1,394 | -12% |
| Break-ins | 255 | 112 | +15% |
| Theft | 1,833 | 805 | -1% |
Of 595 Sydney suburbs with at least 2,000 residents, Burwood has the 54th highest recorded crime rate: about 11,300 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 3,900. Sydney suburb rankings.
Burwood council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2134: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Burwood safe?
Burwood recorded about 11,300 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, 2.9 times the median of 3,900 for Sydney suburbs: the 54th highest rate of 595. In 2025-26 police recorded 251 violent offences (1,380 per 100,000 residents) and 69 break-ins there. 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.
What is the crime rate in Burwood?
In 2025-26 police recorded 2,402 offences in Burwood, about 13,200 per 100,000 of its 18,224 residents (2021 Census), including 251 violent offences and 69 break-ins.
Police news near Burwood
- Three people arrested after alleged armed robbery - Hurlstone Park · Hurlstone Park, 29 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
- Second man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 9 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Three charged over alleged stabbing in Canterbury · Canterbury, 8 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
- Man charged following alleged assault - Five Dock · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Investigations continue following Canterbury stabbing and Five Dock assault · Five Dock, 7 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
Nearby suburbs
Burwood Heights · Croydon · Enfield
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