Randwick DC crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Randwick DC is a suburb in the Randwick council area of New South Wales (about 146,484 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 35 out of 100 (low), 275th 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 (76th percentile), homicide (43rd percentile), assault (29th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 37.
In 2025-26: violent 788 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); property 2,540 per 100,000 (+12% vs five years earlier); break-ins 251 per 100,000 (+37% vs five years earlier); theft 1,192 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 104th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Randwick council area is 4.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 6.3% of occupied homes (2,778 public and 460 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 872 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 64.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 41.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, China, Ireland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 5.7% of homes; about 63 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 42.2% 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 Randwick DC are those of the Randwick council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 788 | 1,155 | -11% |
| Property | 2,540 | 3,721 | +12% |
| Break-ins | 251 | 367 | +37% |
| Theft | 1,192 | 1,746 | +30% |
Randwick council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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Questions
Is Randwick DC safe?
New South Wales publishes crime figures by council area, not by suburb. Randwick DC is in the Randwick council area, which recorded 788 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 31% lower than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 38% lower than the national rate (1,280). 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.
Police news near Randwick DC
- Three charged, two extradited after fatal stabbing - Waterloo · Waterloo, 23 Oct 2026 · 3 km away
- Sex Crimes Squad detectives arrest man over alleged historical child sexual assault - Redfern · Redfern, 8 Oct 2026 · 4 km away
- CCTV released as investigation into fatal stabbing continues - Waterloo · Waterloo, 30 Sept 2026 · 3 km away
- Police officer killed in crash - Redfern · Redfern, 25 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
- Two charged following alleged assault - Double Bay · Double Bay, 24 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
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