Crime Rates for Central Coast City Council, NSW
Year ending Sep 2025 The Central Coast City Council crime rate for the Year ending Sep 2025 was calculated from 28751 reported incidents, equal to 8,295 incident per 100,000 people. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of Central Coast City Council, NSW in 2021 was 346,596. In the last 10 years, Central Coast City Council, NSW's crime rate has seen a decrease. Recent data indicates that the rate of Assault and Robbery is 1 offence per 95.9 people.Recent data indicates that property crimes (Burglary and Theft) occur at a rate of 1 incident per 49.9 people. When reviewing these figures, it’s also valuable to compare them with broader crime trends across the Greater Sydney region.Most Common Crimes in Central Coast City Council for 2025: Theft (7097), Against justice procedures (4859), Assault (3685).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29609 | 28751 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 |
| Against justice procedures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4762 | 4859 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 182 |
| Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3535 | 3685 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 33 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| Disorderly conduct | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 731 | 656 |
| Drug offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1733 | 1157 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2828 | 2762 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 75 |
| Malicious damage to property | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2511 | 2302 |
| Other offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 463 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 87 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 65 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 496 |
| Prostitution offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 87 |
| Sexual offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1126 | 1255 |
| Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6950 | 7097 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3826 | 3456 |
In 2025, Central Coast City Council, NSW recorded 28751 total crime incidents. Over the period from 2015 to 2025, overall crime has increased. Cumulatively over this period, the most common crime type was 'Theft' with 14047 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abduction and kidnapping | 14 | 12 | 16.67% (12) |
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 1459 | 1366 | 6.81% (1366) |
| Breach bail conditions | 3015 | 3007 | 0.27% (3007) |
| Escape custody | 8 | 12 | -33.33% (12) |
| Fail to appear | 3 | 20 | -85.00% (20) |
| Other offences against justice procedures | 56 | 62 | -9.68% (62) |
| Resist or hinder officer | 318 | 295 | 7.80% (295) |
| Arson | 182 | 161 | 13.04% (161) |
| Assault Police | 149 | 136 | 9.56% (136) |
| Domestic violence related assault | 1957 | 1805 | 8.42% (1805) |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 1579 | 1594 | -0.94% (1594) |
| Betting and gaming offences | 1 | 2 | -50.00% (2) |
| Blackmail and extortion | 33 | 37 | -10.81% (37) |
| Coercive Control | 17 | 6 | 183.33% (6) |
| Criminal intent | 150 | 161 | -6.83% (161) |
| Offensive conduct | 76 | 66 | 15.15% (66) |
| Offensive language | 36 | 46 | -21.74% (46) |
| Trespass | 394 | 458 | -13.97% (458) |
| Cultivating cannabis | 16 | 20 | -20.00% (20) |
| Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines | 23 | 412 | -94.42% (412) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cannabis | 19 | 35 | -45.71% (35) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cocaine | 11 | 25 | -56.00% (25) |
| Dealing, trafficking in ecstasy | 4 | 9 | -55.56% (9) |
| Dealing, trafficking in narcotics | 3 | 3 | 0.00% (3) |
| Dealing, trafficking in other drugs | 5 | 48 | -89.58% (48) |
| Importing drugs | 2 | 3 | -33.33% (3) |
| Manufacture drug | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Other drug offences | 127 | 155 | -18.06% (155) |
| Possession and/or use of amphetamines | 246 | 241 | 2.07% (241) |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 428 | 466 | -8.15% (466) |
| Possession and/or use of cocaine | 46 | 73 | -36.99% (73) |
| Possession and/or use of ecstasy | 32 | 31 | 3.23% (31) |
| Possession and/or use of narcotics | 20 | 19 | 5.26% (19) |
| Possession and/or use of other drugs | 174 | 193 | -9.84% (193) |
| Murder * | 2 | 2 | 0.00% (2) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 2762 | 2828 | -2.33% (2828) |
| Liquor offences | 75 | 97 | -22.68% (97) |
| Malicious damage to property | 2302 | 2511 | -8.32% (2511) |
| Other offences | 463 | 487 | -4.93% (487) |
| Other offences against the person | 87 | 92 | -5.43% (92) |
| Pornography offences | 65 | 60 | 8.33% (60) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 496 | 571 | -13.13% (571) |
| Prostitution offences | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Robbery with a firearm | 7 | 6 | 16.67% (6) |
| Robbery with a weapon not a firearm | 30 | 21 | 42.86% (21) |
| Robbery without a weapon | 50 | 52 | -3.85% (52) |
| Sexual assault | 780 | 696 | 12.07% (696) |
| Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | 475 | 430 | 10.47% (430) |
| Break and enter dwelling | 681 | 658 | 3.50% (658) |
| Break and enter non-dwelling | 234 | 281 | -16.73% (281) |
| Fraud | 1555 | 1748 | -11.04% (1748) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 603 | 601 | 0.33% (601) |
| Other theft | 641 | 595 | 7.73% (595) |
| Receiving or handling stolen goods | 201 | 186 | 8.06% (186) |
| Steal from dwelling | 541 | 490 | 10.41% (490) |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 1242 | 1178 | 5.43% (1178) |
| Steal from person | 47 | 54 | -12.96% (54) |
| Steal from retail store | 1351 | 1159 | 16.57% (1159) |
| Stock theft | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Transport regulatory offences | 3456 | 3826 | -9.67% (3826) |
Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Sep 2025), people in 2021Crime rates are shown as incidents per 100,000 people. These figures are based on the latest reported incidents and population data from the last census (2021). Rates may appear higher or lower than current reality depending on population changes, so it is difficult to declare any suburb completely safe or unsafe.
FAQ About Crime in Central Coast City Council, NSW
How common is car theft in the Central Coast City Council, NSW?
There were 601 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Sep 2025, averaging 2 incident(s) every day.
Is Central Coast City Council, NSW safe in 2026
Based on official statistics, Central Coast City Council, NSW may be considered less safe compared to the overall state average, as its crime rate of 8,295 incidents per 100,000 people for the Year ending Sep 2025 is higher than the overall crime rate in New South Wales.
What is the most common crime in Central Coast City Council, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in Central Coast City Council, NSW was Theft with 7097 reported incidents.
Has crime in the Central Coast City Council, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates in Central Coast City Council, NSW have increased by 1% compared to five years ago.
What is rate of criminal against person in Central Coast City Council, NSW?
In Year ending Sep 2025, there were 7925 incident against persons in Central Coast City Council, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in Central Coast City Council, NSW?
In Year ending Sep 2025, there were 9581 property crime incident in Central Coast City Council, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in Central Coast City Council, NSW?
In Year ending Sep 2025, Central Coast City Council, NSW recorded 1157 drug incident, including cocaine, narcotics, cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy and other drugs.
Community Snapshot – Central Coast City Council (2021)
Central Coast City Council is a busy suburb with 346596 people. The suburb has a good mix of households, with 40% being couple families with children and the average household size is 2.5 people. The median household weekly income is $1507, though the unemployment rate stands at 4.7%. A majority of people (79%) were born in Australia, though the suburb still enjoys a touch of cultural variety.
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- Lake Macquarie - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Ten Mile Hollow - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Cogra Bay - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Upper Mangrove - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Marlow - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Cheero Point - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Little Jilliby - 1 incidents (0.00980 per 100,000 people)
- Little Wobby - 1 incidents (0.04348 per 100,000 people)
- Kingfisher Shores - 2 incidents (0.01250 per 100,000 people)
- Moonee - 2 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Box Head - 2 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Mooney Mooney Creek - 2 incidents (0.07407 per 100,000 people)
- Greengrove - 2 incidents (0.14286 per 100,000 people)
- Frazer Park - 3 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Tacoma South - 3 incidents (0.01167 per 100,000 people)
- Halloran - 3 incidents (0.08824 per 100,000 people)
- Bouddi - 3 incidents (0.60000 per 100,000 people)
- Budgewoi Peninsula - 3 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Durren Durren - 4 incidents (0.04167 per 100,000 people)
- Wybung - 4 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Mount Elliot - 4 incidents (0.02367 per 100,000 people)
- Palmdale - 4 incidents (0.04211 per 100,000 people)
- Wendoree Park - 4 incidents (0.03053 per 100,000 people)
- Lower Mangrove - 4 incidents (0.05714 per 100,000 people)
- Cedar Brush Creek - 4 incidents (0.03200 per 100,000 people)
- Pretty Beach (Central Coast) - 5 incidents (0.01592 per 100,000 people)
- Mangrove Creek - 5 incidents (0.08929 per 100,000 people)
- Lemon Tree - 6 incidents (0.11111 per 100,000 people)
- Freemans - 6 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Colongra - 6 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Ravensdale - 6 incidents (0.08571 per 100,000 people)
- Kincumber South - 7 incidents (0.00971 per 100,000 people)
- Hardys Bay - 8 incidents (0.03433 per 100,000 people)
- Rocky Point - 9 incidents (0.03273 per 100,000 people)
- Picketts Valley - 10 incidents (0.04525 per 100,000 people)
- Horsfield Bay - 10 incidents (0.01996 per 100,000 people)
- Yarramalong - 10 incidents (0.03040 per 100,000 people)
- Wallarah - 11 incidents (0.03198 per 100,000 people)
- Yattalunga - 11 incidents (0.01897 per 100,000 people)
- Wondabyne - 11 incidents (3.66667 per 100,000 people)
- Bar Point - 11 incidents (0.09016 per 100,000 people)
- Phegans Bay - 11 incidents (0.02709 per 100,000 people)
- Pearl Beach - 12 incidents (0.02353 per 100,000 people)
- Kiar - 12 incidents (0.48000 per 100,000 people)
- Palm Grove - 14 incidents (0.16092 per 100,000 people)
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- Gunderman - 14 incidents (0.07407 per 100,000 people)
- Killcare Heights - 15 incidents (0.01847 per 100,000 people)
- Bushells Ridge - 15 incidents (1.87500 per 100,000 people)
- Wyong Creek - 16 incidents (0.03361 per 100,000 people)
- Alison (Central Coast) - 17 incidents (0.20000 per 100,000 people)
- Erina Heights - 17 incidents (0.03744 per 100,000 people)
- Crangan Bay - 18 incidents (6.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Killcare - 18 incidents (0.03482 per 100,000 people)
- Mount White - 19 incidents (0.11111 per 100,000 people)
- Matcham - 19 incidents (0.01830 per 100,000 people)
- Peats Ridge - 20 incidents (0.06645 per 100,000 people)
- Spencer - 20 incidents (0.06944 per 100,000 people)
- Patonga - 22 incidents (0.09362 per 100,000 people)
- Kulnura - 22 incidents (0.03735 per 100,000 people)
- Wagstaffe - 23 incidents (0.09583 per 100,000 people)
- Daleys Point - 23 incidents (0.03262 per 100,000 people)
- Woy Woy Bay - 23 incidents (0.05437 per 100,000 people)
- Doyalson North - 26 incidents (0.06789 per 100,000 people)
- St Huberts Island - 26 incidents (0.02407 per 100,000 people)
- Glenworth Valley - 27 incidents (2.25000 per 100,000 people)
- Macmasters Beach - 29 incidents (0.02073 per 100,000 people)
- Holgate - 29 incidents (0.02835 per 100,000 people)
- Dooralong - 32 incidents (0.09143 per 100,000 people)
- Kangy Angy - 32 incidents (0.09668 per 100,000 people)
- Mooney Mooney - 34 incidents (0.09714 per 100,000 people)
- Bensville - 35 incidents (0.01400 per 100,000 people)
- Toowoon Bay - 36 incidents (0.06630 per 100,000 people)
- Empire Bay - 36 incidents (0.01427 per 100,000 people)
- Chittaway Point - 36 incidents (0.03801 per 100,000 people)
- Calga - 37 incidents (0.27612 per 100,000 people)
- Tacoma - 41 incidents (0.06667 per 100,000 people)
- Wisemans Ferry - 41 incidents (0.17597 per 100,000 people)
- Magenta - 42 incidents (0.12651 per 100,000 people)
- Chain Valley Bay - 43 incidents (0.01551 per 100,000 people)
- Shelly Beach - 44 incidents (0.03351 per 100,000 people)
- Blue Bay - 45 incidents (0.04245 per 100,000 people)
- Fountaindale - 48 incidents (0.06612 per 100,000 people)
- Davistown - 48 incidents (0.01845 per 100,000 people)
- Booker Bay - 49 incidents (0.03398 per 100,000 people)
- Tascott - 51 incidents (0.03045 per 100,000 people)
- Mangrove Mountain - 52 incidents (0.07065 per 100,000 people)
- North Avoca - 52 incidents (0.02243 per 100,000 people)
- Chittaway Bay - 59 incidents (0.02969 per 100,000 people)
- Koolewong - 61 incidents (0.06630 per 100,000 people)
- Glenning Valley - 66 incidents (0.03262 per 100,000 people)
- Saratoga - 69 incidents (0.01733 per 100,000 people)
- Norah Head - 72 incidents (0.06266 per 100,000 people)
- Doyalson - 73 incidents (0.24415 per 100,000 people)
- Tuggerawong - 86 incidents (0.06693 per 100,000 people)
- Copacabana - 88 incidents (0.03133 per 100,000 people)
- Forresters Beach - 102 incidents (0.03041 per 100,000 people)
- Jilliby - 104 incidents (0.06139 per 100,000 people)
- Warnervale - 107 incidents (0.15264 per 100,000 people)
- Halekulani - 109 incidents (0.04072 per 100,000 people)
- The Entrance North - 112 incidents (0.06918 per 100,000 people)
- Summerland Point - 116 incidents (0.04284 per 100,000 people)
- Blackwall - 120 incidents (0.06182 per 100,000 people)
- Mannering Park - 121 incidents (0.04738 per 100,000 people)
- Wyongah - 128 incidents (0.06337 per 100,000 people)
- Somersby - 131 incidents (0.12052 per 100,000 people)
- Noraville - 134 incidents (0.04465 per 100,000 people)
- Point Frederick - 135 incidents (0.06608 per 100,000 people)
- Gwandalan - 136 incidents (0.03593 per 100,000 people)
- Canton Beach - 141 incidents (0.11730 per 100,000 people)
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- Avoca Beach - 153 incidents (0.03250 per 100,000 people)
- Niagara Park - 154 incidents (0.05542 per 100,000 people)
- Buff Point - 189 incidents (0.05310 per 100,000 people)
- Mardi - 209 incidents (0.05809 per 100,000 people)
- East Gosford - 214 incidents (0.04874 per 100,000 people)
- Green Point (Central Coast) - 216 incidents (0.03172 per 100,000 people)
- Tumbi Umbi - 220 incidents (0.04098 per 100,000 people)
- Wamberal - 227 incidents (0.03247 per 100,000 people)
- Springfield (Central Coast) - 238 incidents (0.05522 per 100,000 people)
- Wadalba - 239 incidents (0.05685 per 100,000 people)
- Woongarrah - 251 incidents (0.04210 per 100,000 people)
- Lisarow - 254 incidents (0.04793 per 100,000 people)
- Lake Munmorah - 268 incidents (0.05271 per 100,000 people)
- North Gosford - 275 incidents (0.06899 per 100,000 people)
- Kincumber - 294 incidents (0.03974 per 100,000 people)
- Kanwal - 300 incidents (0.07153 per 100,000 people)
- Budgewoi - 301 incidents (0.08607 per 100,000 people)
- Blue Haven - 310 incidents (0.04723 per 100,000 people)
- Watanobbi - 317 incidents (0.07965 per 100,000 people)
- Charmhaven - 319 incidents (0.12755 per 100,000 people)
- Ettalong Beach - 332 incidents (0.06433 per 100,000 people)
- Berkeley Vale - 332 incidents (0.03709 per 100,000 people)
- Narara - 349 incidents (0.04120 per 100,000 people)
- Ourimbah - 375 incidents (0.09331 per 100,000 people)
- Kariong - 444 incidents (0.06847 per 100,000 people)
- Killarney Vale - 486 incidents (0.06488 per 100,000 people)
- West Gosford - 487 incidents (0.30400 per 100,000 people)
- San Remo - 494 incidents (0.11141 per 100,000 people)
- Terrigal - 520 incidents (0.04085 per 100,000 people)
- Lake Haven - 537 incidents (0.15217 per 100,000 people)
- Hamlyn Terrace - 544 incidents (0.06209 per 100,000 people)
- Gorokan - 545 incidents (0.06320 per 100,000 people)
- Wyoming - 576 incidents (0.05697 per 100,000 people)
- Long Jetty - 602 incidents (0.08937 per 100,000 people)
- Erina - 741 incidents (0.14236 per 100,000 people)
- Bateau Bay - 770 incidents (0.06152 per 100,000 people)
- Toukley - 888 incidents (0.19487 per 100,000 people)
- Umina Beach - 902 incidents (0.05192 per 100,000 people)
- Tuggerah - 945 incidents (1.02162 per 100,000 people)
- The Entrance - 1089 incidents (0.25660 per 100,000 people)
- Woy Woy - 1618 incidents (0.14613 per 100,000 people)
- Wyong - 2472 incidents (0.54570 per 100,000 people)
- Gosford - 3837 incidents (0.78740 per 100,000 people)
*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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