Huonbrook crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Huonbrook is a suburb in the Byron council area of New South Wales (about 38,784 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 47 out of 100 (moderate), 190th 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 (57th percentile), sexual offences (62nd percentile), vehicle theft (65th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 58.
In 2024-25: violent 1,287 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); property 3,633 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier); break-ins 482 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); theft 1,449 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 65th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Byron council area is 5.1% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.9% of occupied homes (90 public and 151 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 248 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 67.5 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 24.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, United States. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 5% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 1.7% of homes; about 66.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 24.9% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Huonbrook are those of the Byron council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,287 | 499 | -0% |
| Property | 3,633 | 1,409 | -6% |
| Break-ins | 482 | 187 | +14% |
| Theft | 1,449 | 562 | -20% |
Byron council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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