Mosman crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 760 offences in Mosman in 2025-26, including 138 violent offences and 48 break-ins. That is about 2,683 per 100,000 of its 28,329 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Mosman council area.
Mosman is a suburb in the Mosman council area of New South Wales (about 29,374 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 12 out of 100 (very low), 357th 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 sexual offences (27th percentile), homicide (18th percentile), robbery (21st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 17.
In 2025-26: violent 470 per 100,000 (+61% vs five years earlier); property 1,287 per 100,000 (-28% vs five years earlier); break-ins 163 per 100,000 (-17% vs five years earlier); theft 541 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 125th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Mosman council area is 3.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 0.8% of occupied homes (51 public and 43 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 43 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 15.2 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 36.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, China, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.5% (confidence 81 of 100); social housing about 0.7% of homes; about 15 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 37.1% 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: 760 offences were recorded in Mosman in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Mosman council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 470 | 138 | +61% |
| Property | 1,287 | 378 | -28% |
| Break-ins | 163 | 48 | -17% |
| Theft | 541 | 159 | -30% |
Of 595 Sydney suburbs with at least 2,000 residents, Mosman has the 186th lowest recorded crime rate: about 2,650 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 3,900. Sydney suburb rankings.
Mosman council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2088: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is Mosman safe?
Mosman recorded about 2,650 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 32% lower than the median of 3,900 for Sydney suburbs: the 186th lowest rate of 595. In 2025-26 police recorded 138 violent offences (487 per 100,000 residents) and 48 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 Mosman?
In 2025-26 police recorded 760 offences in Mosman, about 2,680 per 100,000 of its 28,329 residents (2021 Census), including 138 violent offences and 48 break-ins.
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