North Balgowlah crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
North Balgowlah is a suburb in the Northern Beaches council area of New South Wales (about 272,656 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 20 out of 100 (low), 333rd 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 (56th percentile), homicide (36th percentile), sexual offences (25th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 23.
In 2024-25: violent 521 per 100,000 (+1% vs five years earlier); property 1,523 per 100,000 (-22% vs five years earlier); break-ins 119 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier); theft 688 per 100,000 (-21% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 122nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Northern Beaches council area is 3.2% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 1.7% of occupied homes (911 public and 659 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 433 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 16.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 31.2% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, South Africa. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 3.1% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 1.5% of homes; about 16.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 31.7% 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 North Balgowlah are those of the Northern Beaches council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 521 | 1,420 | +1% |
| Property | 1,523 | 4,152 | -22% |
| Break-ins | 119 | 324 | -15% |
| Theft | 688 | 1,875 | -21% |
Northern Beaches council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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