Crime Rates for Caringbah, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The Caringbah (2229) crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 1236 reported incidents, equal to 9,829 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of Caringbah, NSW in 2021 was 12,575. In the last 10 years, Caringbah, NSW's crime rate has seen a decrease. Recent data shows that Assault and Robbery occur at a rate of 1 incident per 85.5 residents. For property crimes such as Burglary and Theft, the rate is 1 incident per 39.7 residents. Community safety concerns, including Stalking and Harassment, are reported at a rate of 1 incident per 144.5 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 Caringbah for 2025: Theft (268), Transport regulatory offences (244), Assault (155).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1770 | 1496 | 1453 | 1635 | 1649 | 1898 | 1780 | 1696 | 1320 | 1268 | 1236 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against justice procedures | 60 | 74 | 59 | 66 | 92 | 160 | 133 | 99 | 128 | 92 | 103 |
| Arson | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Assault | 85 | 113 | 114 | 121 | 115 | 141 | 158 | 115 | 121 | 140 | 155 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disorderly conduct | 45 | 30 | 45 | 37 | 48 | 62 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 53 |
| Drug offences | 139 | 88 | 139 | 158 | 161 | 245 | 187 | 119 | 110 | 130 | 104 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 31 | 30 | 37 | 60 | 75 | 89 | 108 | 97 | 70 | 87 | 94 |
| Liquor offences | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 56 | 19 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Malicious damage to property | 138 | 143 | 165 | 152 | 113 | 96 | 107 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 97 |
| Other offences | 31 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 52 | 82 | 286 | 14 | 20 | 11 |
| Other offences against the person | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 21 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 28 |
| Robbery | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Sexual offences | 14 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 34 |
| Theft | 455 | 409 | 343 | 391 | 401 | 356 | 315 | 286 | 248 | 317 | 268 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 724 | 535 | 456 | 551 | 530 | 559 | 538 | 484 | 412 | 278 | 244 |
In 2025, Caringbah, NSW recorded 1236 total crime incidents. Over the period from 2015 to 2025, overall crime has decreased. Cumulatively over this period, the most common crime type was 'Transport regulatory offences' with 5311 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 53 | 33 | 60.61% (33) |
| Breach bail conditions | 34 | 50 | -32.00% (50) |
| Escape custody | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Other offences against justice procedures | 3 | 1 | 200.00% (1) |
| Resist or hinder officer | 12 | 8 | 50.00% (8) |
| Arson | 3 | 2 | 50.00% (2) |
| Assault Police | 10 | 3 | 233.33% (3) |
| Domestic violence related assault | 80 | 60 | 33.33% (60) |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 65 | 77 | -15.58% (77) |
| Blackmail and extortion | 6 | 6 | 0.00% (6) |
| Criminal intent | 16 | 7 | 128.57% (7) |
| Offensive conduct | 9 | 10 | -10.00% (10) |
| Offensive language | 1 | 3 | -66.67% (3) |
| Trespass | 27 | 30 | -10.00% (30) |
| Cultivating cannabis | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines | 2 | 2 | 0.00% (2) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cannabis | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cocaine | 5 | 4 | 25.00% (4) |
| Dealing, trafficking in ecstasy | 2 | 1 | 100.00% (1) |
| Dealing, trafficking in narcotics | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Dealing, trafficking in other drugs | 2 | 0 | 200.00% (0) |
| Importing drugs | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Manufacture drug | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Other drug offences | 12 | 26 | -53.85% (26) |
| Possession and/or use of amphetamines | 18 | 19 | -5.26% (19) |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 33 | 40 | -17.50% (40) |
| Possession and/or use of cocaine | 3 | 13 | -76.92% (13) |
| Possession and/or use of ecstasy | 2 | 0 | 200.00% (0) |
| Possession and/or use of narcotics | 5 | 1 | 400.00% (1) |
| Possession and/or use of other drugs | 16 | 22 | -27.27% (22) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 94 | 87 | 8.05% (87) |
| Liquor offences | 22 | 23 | -4.35% (23) |
| Malicious damage to property | 97 | 72 | 34.72% (72) |
| Other offences | 11 | 20 | -45.00% (20) |
| Other offences against the person | 7 | 1 | 600.00% (1) |
| Pornography offences | 2 | 1 | 100.00% (1) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 28 | 18 | 55.56% (18) |
| Robbery with a weapon not a firearm | 1 | 3 | -66.67% (3) |
| Robbery without a weapon | 4 | 4 | 0.00% (4) |
| Sexual assault | 16 | 9 | 77.78% (9) |
| Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | 18 | 15 | 20.00% (15) |
| Break and enter dwelling | 15 | 27 | -44.44% (27) |
| Break and enter non-dwelling | 8 | 9 | -11.11% (9) |
| Fraud | 72 | 74 | -2.70% (74) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 16 | 19 | -15.79% (19) |
| Other theft | 43 | 25 | 72.00% (25) |
| Receiving or handling stolen goods | 19 | 13 | 46.15% (13) |
| Steal from dwelling | 15 | 23 | -34.78% (23) |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 16 | 26 | -38.46% (26) |
| Steal from person | 2 | 5 | -60.00% (5) |
| Steal from retail store | 62 | 95 | -34.74% (95) |
| Stock theft | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Transport regulatory offences | 244 | 278 | -12.23% (278) |
AI Analysis
1. Overall Crime Trends:
- Transport regulatory offences consistently highest, peaking at 724 in 2015, decreasing to 244 in 2025.
- General decline in most crime categories from peaks around 2015-2020 towards 2025.
- Some crime types (e.g., fraud, intimidation, stalking) remain relatively stable or slightly fluctuate over years.
2. Most Common and Serious Crimes (2025 figures):
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment: 94 incidents.
- Domestic violence related assault: 80 incidents.
- Malicious damage to property: 97 incidents.
- Fraud: 72 incidents.
- Breach apprehended violence order: 53 incidents.
- Non-domestic violence related assault: 65 incidents.
- Transport regulatory offences: 244 incidents.
- Sexual offences total (sexual assault + other sexual offences): 34 incidents.
- Robbery total: 5 incidents (4 without weapon, 1 with weapon not a firearm).
- No recorded homicide or abduction cases since 2017 (one abduction in 2017 only).
3. Significant Year-to-Year Spikes or Drops:
- "Other offences" category spiked dramatically in 2022 (286) from usual range (~11-82), dropping back to 11 in 2025.
- Breach bail conditions peaked at 79 in 2020, dropped to 34 by 2025.
- Possession/use of cannabis peaked at 69 in 2020, decreased to 33 in 2025.
- Fraud peaked at 103 in 2019, dropped to 72 in 2025.
- Malicious damage to property dropped sharply from 165 in 2017 to 97 in 2025.
- Transport regulatory offences steadily declined from 724 in 2015 to 244 in 2025.
- Assault police showed spike in 2023 (16) compared to prior and subsequent years.
4. Safety-Relevant Observations:
- Property crimes (fraud, malicious damage, theft-related offenses) remain high but show gradual decline post-2018.
- Violent crimes including domestic violence related assault (80 in 2025) and non-domestic assault (65 in 2025) are significant and relatively stable.
- Sexual offences remain comparatively low but present (total ~34 in 2025).
- Weapons offences moderately high with 28 incidents in 2025, showing some fluctuation over years.
- Robbery is rare and shows no large spikes; zero firearm robbery since 2019.
- Drug offences show downward trend post-2020 but remain notable in possession/use categories.
- No homicides recorded in the dataset across all years.
- Repeated breaches of justice procedures (e.g., breach AVO and bail) indicate ongoing issues with compliance
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Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – Caringbah (2021)
Caringbah is a vibrant suburb with 12575 residents. The suburb has a good mix of households, with 43.5% being couple families with children and the average household size is 2.3 people. The median household weekly income is $1890, though the unemployment rate stands at 3.9%. A majority of residents (74.2%) were born in Australia, though the suburb still enjoys a touch of cultural variety.
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Common FAQ about Caringbah, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the Caringbah, NSW?
There were 19 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Jun 2025, averaging 1 incident every 19.2 day.
Is Caringbah, NSW safe in 2025
No, Caringbah, NSW is not considered safe, as its crime rate of 9,829 incidents per 100,000 people for the Year ending Jun 2025 is higher than the overall crime rate in New South Wales.
What is the most common crime in Caringbah, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in Caringbah, NSW was Theft with 268 reported incidents.
Has crime in the Caringbah, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates have decreased by 31% over the past five years.
What is rate of criminal against person in Caringbah, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 301 incident against persons in Caringbah, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in Caringbah, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 368 property crime incident in Caringbah, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in Caringbah, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, Caringbah, NSW recorded 104 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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