Crime Rates for Ashfield, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The Ashfield (2131) crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 1346 reported incidents, equal to 5,849 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of Ashfield, NSW in 2021 was 23,012. In the last 10 years, Ashfield, NSW's crime rate has seen a decrease. Recent data shows that Assault and Robbery occur at a rate of 1 incident per 118.6 residents. For property crimes such as Burglary and Theft, the rate is 1 incident per 42.8 residents. Community safety concerns, including Stalking and Harassment, are reported at a rate of 1 incident per 242.2 residents. When reviewing these figures, it’s also valuable to compare them with broader crime trends across the Greater Sydney region.Most Common Crimes in Ashfield for 2025: Theft (552), Assault (179), Against justice procedures (157).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2116 | 2066 | 1740 | 1574 | 1395 | 1546 | 1402 | 1403 | 1356 | 1364 | 1346 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Against justice procedures | 341 | 245 | 181 | 246 | 241 | 188 | 250 | 247 | 205 | 197 | 157 |
| Arson | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Assault | 168 | 183 | 121 | 110 | 123 | 114 | 121 | 138 | 149 | 188 | 179 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Disorderly conduct | 73 | 78 | 46 | 26 | 22 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 72 |
| Drug offences | 100 | 179 | 138 | 76 | 55 | 89 | 95 | 48 | 104 | 96 | 70 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 47 | 58 | 48 | 35 | 37 | 48 | 67 | 66 | 71 | 95 | 85 |
| Liquor offences | 18 | 66 | 36 | 16 | 51 | 36 | 39 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 5 |
| Malicious damage to property | 152 | 119 | 124 | 103 | 106 | 88 | 84 | 96 | 86 | 84 | 83 |
| Other offences | 30 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 51 | 42 | 102 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| Other offences against the person | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 32 | 32 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 16 |
| Robbery | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Sexual offences | 30 | 39 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 41 | 44 |
| Theft | 892 | 844 | 685 | 660 | 518 | 578 | 483 | 440 | 507 | 538 | 552 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 215 | 173 | 241 | 204 | 162 | 248 | 128 | 127 | 92 | 31 | 56 |
In 2025, Ashfield, NSW recorded 1346 total crime incidents. Over the period from 2015 to 2025, overall crime has decreased. Cumulatively over this period, the most common crime type was 'Theft' with 6697 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 27 | 33 | -18.18% (33) |
| Breach bail conditions | 115 | 141 | -18.44% (141) |
| Fail to appear | 0 | 2 | -100.00% (2) |
| Other offences against justice procedures | 2 | 8 | -75.00% (8) |
| Resist or hinder officer | 13 | 13 | 0.00% (13) |
| Arson | 4 | 3 | 33.33% (3) |
| Assault Police | 4 | 11 | -63.64% (11) |
| Domestic violence related assault | 65 | 61 | 6.56% (61) |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 110 | 116 | -5.17% (116) |
| Blackmail and extortion | 5 | 4 | 25.00% (4) |
| Coercive Control | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Criminal intent | 7 | 5 | 40.00% (5) |
| Offensive conduct | 6 | 4 | 50.00% (4) |
| Offensive language | 5 | 2 | 150.00% (2) |
| Trespass | 54 | 23 | 134.78% (23) |
| Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cannabis | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cocaine | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Dealing, trafficking in ecstasy | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Dealing, trafficking in other drugs | 3 | 1 | 200.00% (1) |
| Importing drugs | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Other drug offences | 13 | 29 | -55.17% (29) |
| Possession and/or use of amphetamines | 11 | 11 | 0.00% (11) |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 21 | 25 | -16.00% (25) |
| Possession and/or use of cocaine | 4 | 1 | 300.00% (1) |
| Possession and/or use of ecstasy | 2 | 2 | 0.00% (2) |
| Possession and/or use of narcotics | 3 | 3 | 0.00% (3) |
| Possession and/or use of other drugs | 10 | 21 | -52.38% (21) |
| Murder * | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 85 | 95 | -10.53% (95) |
| Liquor offences | 5 | 9 | -44.44% (9) |
| Malicious damage to property | 83 | 84 | -1.19% (84) |
| Other offences | 11 | 10 | 10.00% (10) |
| Other offences against the person | 2 | 4 | -50.00% (4) |
| Pornography offences | 2 | 0 | 200.00% (0) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 16 | 23 | -30.43% (23) |
| Robbery with a weapon not a firearm | 1 | 3 | -66.67% (3) |
| Robbery without a weapon | 0 | 3 | -100.00% (3) |
| Sexual assault | 24 | 20 | 20.00% (20) |
| Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | 20 | 21 | -4.76% (21) |
| Break and enter dwelling | 40 | 48 | -16.67% (48) |
| Break and enter non-dwelling | 24 | 19 | 26.32% (19) |
| Fraud | 127 | 127 | 0.00% (127) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 15 | 21 | -28.57% (21) |
| Other theft | 77 | 78 | -1.28% (78) |
| Receiving or handling stolen goods | 18 | 15 | 20.00% (15) |
| Steal from dwelling | 68 | 60 | 13.33% (60) |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 54 | 63 | -14.29% (63) |
| Steal from person | 9 | 4 | 125.00% (4) |
| Steal from retail store | 120 | 103 | 16.50% (103) |
| Transport regulatory offences | 56 | 31 | 80.65% (31) |
AI Analysis
1. Overall Crime Trends:
- General fluctuations in crime numbers across categories with some peak years notably 2015-2017 and gradual declines or stabilization in recent years.
- Transport regulatory offences showed a sharp decrease from 248 in 2020 to 56 in 2025.
- Fraud incidents decreased consistently from 305 in 2015 to 127 in 2025.
- Malicious damage to property declined from 152 in 2015 to 83 in 2025 but remained relatively high throughout.
2. Most Common and Serious Crime Types (2025 data):
- Breach bail conditions: 115 cases.
- Fraud: 127 cases.
- Non-domestic violence related assault: 110 cases.
- Malicious damage to property: 83 cases.
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment: 85 cases.
- Sexual assault: 24 cases.
- Murder recorded once in 2025; no other homicide cases noted.
3. Significant Year-to-Year Spikes or Drops:
- Breach bail conditions dropped significantly from 296 in 2015 to a low of 115 in 2025.
- Fail to appear dropped sharply from 12 in 2015 to 0 in 2025.
- Trespass incidents peaked at 54 in 2025 after a low of 9 in 2018.
- Liquor offences peaked at 66 in 2016, declined, then rose again to 39 in 2021 and dropped to 5 in 2025.
- Other offences jumped sharply in 2022 to 102 from lower levels (mostly around 10-50 range).
4. Safety-Relevant Observations:
- Property crimes like fraud, malicious damage, break and enter dwelling, and theft remain prevalent but generally show a declining trend since mid-2010s.
- Violent crimes such as assaults (domestic and non-domestic) showed moderate declines after peaks around 2015-2016 but remain significant (non-domestic assault at 110 in 2025).
- Domestic violence related assaults decreased from a high of 84 in 2015 to 65 in 2025, indicating some improvement but still a concern.
- Sexual offences increased modestly in recent years, with sexual assault rising to 24 cases in 2025 from 10 in 2015.
- Drug offences show variable trends; possession/use of cannabis and amphetamines remain common, but trafficking/importing fluctuates with some spikes (e.g., importing drugs 16 cases in 2021).
- Robbery with weapons is rare but present; firearm robbery recorded only in 2015-2016.
- Prohibited weapons offences decreased from 40 in 2017 to 16 in 2025, improving safety outlook.
- Breach apprehended violence orders and breaches of bail conditions
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Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – Ashfield (2021)
Ashfield is a vibrant suburb with 23012 residents. While families are part of the community, only about 37.5% of households are couple families with children, and the average household size is 2.3 people. The median household weekly income is $1888, though the unemployment rate stands at 6.3%. Reflecting its rich cultural diversity, only 45.4% of residents were born in Australia, highlighting the suburb’s multicultural character.
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Common FAQ about Ashfield, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the Ashfield, NSW?
There were 21 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Jun 2025, averaging 1 incident every 17.4 day.
Is Ashfield, NSW safe in 2025
Yes, Ashfield, NSW is considered safe, as its crime rate of 5,849 incidents per 100,000 people for the Year ending Jun 2025 is lower than the overall crime rate in New South Wales.
What is the most common crime in Ashfield, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in Ashfield, NSW was Theft with 552 reported incidents.
Has crime in the Ashfield, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates have decreased by 4% over the past five years.
What is rate of criminal against person in Ashfield, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 317 incident against persons in Ashfield, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in Ashfield, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 639 property crime incident in Ashfield, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in Ashfield, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, Ashfield, NSW recorded 70 drug incident, including cocaine, narcotics, cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy and other drugs.
*Unincorporated/Out Of Council - Areas that are not governed by a local government authority
Source: Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australian Bureau of Statistics
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