North Lambton crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 247 offences in North Lambton in 2025-26, including 32 violent offences and 18 break-ins. That is about 7,151 per 100,000 of its 3,454 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Newcastle council area.
North Lambton is a suburb in the Newcastle council area of New South Wales (about 178,935 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 68 out of 100 (high), 74th 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 (66th percentile), robbery (90th percentile), sexual offences (71st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 70.
In 2025-26: violent 1,667 per 100,000 (+14% vs five years earlier); property 5,584 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); break-ins 720 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); theft 2,668 per 100,000 (+20% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 42nd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Newcastle council area is 4.9% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 5.5% of occupied homes (2,947 public and 696 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 1,038 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 60.4 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 15.5% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.8% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 5% of homes; about 59.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 15.7% 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 suburb-level counts: 247 offences were recorded in North Lambton in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Newcastle council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,667 | 2,982 | +14% |
| Property | 5,584 | 9,991 | +7% |
| Break-ins | 720 | 1,289 | +12% |
| Theft | 2,668 | 4,774 | +20% |
Of 64 Newcastle suburbs with at least 2,000 residents, North Lambton has the 32nd highest recorded crime rate: about 6,660 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 6,630. Newcastle suburb rankings.
Newcastle council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2299: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is North Lambton safe?
North Lambton recorded about 6,660 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, close to the median of 6,630 for Newcastle suburbs: the 32nd highest rate of 64. In 2025-26 police recorded 32 violent offences (926 per 100,000 residents) and 18 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 North Lambton?
In 2025-26 police recorded 247 offences in North Lambton, about 7,150 per 100,000 of its 3,454 residents (2021 Census), including 32 violent offences and 18 break-ins.
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