Strathfield crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Strathfield is a suburb in the Strathfield council area of New South Wales (about 49,203 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 39 out of 100 (low), 242nd 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 (72nd percentile), homicide (58th percentile), assault (28th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 34.

In 2024-25: violent 833 per 100,000 (+21% vs five years earlier); property 3,008 per 100,000 (-3% vs five years earlier); break-ins 319 per 100,000 (-11% vs five years earlier); theft 1,419 per 100,000 (+10% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 103rd of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Strathfield council area is 6.4% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.4% of occupied homes (434 public and 103 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 256 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 55.3 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 61.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, China, Nepal. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 6.3% (confidence 82 of 100); social housing about 3.1% of homes; about 54.4 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 62.9% 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 Strathfield are those of the Strathfield council area.

Strathfield council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

Nearby suburbs

Burwood Heights · Enfield · Homebush · Homebush West · Strathfield South

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