Crime Rates for Central Coast City Council, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The Central Coast City Council crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 28804 reported incidents, equal to 8,311 incident per 100,000 residents. 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 99.2 residents.Recent data indicates that property crimes (Burglary and Theft) occur at a rate of 1 incident per 47.1 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 Central Coast City Council for 2025: Theft (6855), Against justice procedures (4758), Assault (3752).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29630 | 28804 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Against justice procedures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4698 | 4758 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 188 |
| Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3413 | 3752 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 32 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Disorderly conduct | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 745 | 685 |
| Drug offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1705 | 1209 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2794 | 2748 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 86 |
| Malicious damage to property | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2480 | 2347 |
| Other offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 494 | 459 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 81 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 68 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 549 | 532 |
| Prostitution offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 84 |
| Sexual offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1081 | 1191 |
| Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7355 | 6855 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3741 | 3694 |
In 2025, Central Coast City Council, NSW recorded 28804 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 14210 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abduction and kidnapping | 11 | 11 | 0.00% (11) |
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 1460 | 1358 | 7.51% (1358) |
| Breach bail conditions | 2909 | 2957 | -1.62% (2957) |
| Escape custody | 10 | 8 | 25.00% (8) |
| Fail to appear | 3 | 24 | -87.50% (24) |
| Other offences against justice procedures | 56 | 82 | -31.71% (82) |
| Resist or hinder officer | 320 | 269 | 18.96% (269) |
| Arson | 188 | 173 | 8.67% (173) |
| Assault Police | 151 | 121 | 24.79% (121) |
| Domestic violence related assault | 1983 | 1761 | 12.61% (1761) |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 1618 | 1531 | 5.68% (1531) |
| Betting and gaming offences | 2 | 1 | 100.00% (1) |
| Blackmail and extortion | 32 | 48 | -33.33% (48) |
| Coercive Control | 21 | 0 | 2100.00% (0) |
| Criminal intent | 146 | 149 | -2.01% (149) |
| Offensive conduct | 71 | 78 | -8.97% (78) |
| Offensive language | 40 | 45 | -11.11% (45) |
| Trespass | 428 | 473 | -9.51% (473) |
| Cultivating cannabis | 15 | 24 | -37.50% (24) |
| Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines | 133 | 305 | -56.39% (305) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cannabis | 18 | 36 | -50.00% (36) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cocaine | 17 | 18 | -5.56% (18) |
| Dealing, trafficking in ecstasy | 3 | 11 | -72.73% (11) |
| Dealing, trafficking in narcotics | 2 | 3 | -33.33% (3) |
| Dealing, trafficking in other drugs | 9 | 48 | -81.25% (48) |
| Importing drugs | 2 | 3 | -33.33% (3) |
| Manufacture drug | 1 | 2 | -50.00% (2) |
| Other drug offences | 119 | 167 | -28.74% (167) |
| Possession and/or use of amphetamines | 219 | 273 | -19.78% (273) |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 399 | 503 | -20.68% (503) |
| Possession and/or use of cocaine | 58 | 67 | -13.43% (67) |
| Possession and/or use of ecstasy | 29 | 32 | -9.38% (32) |
| Possession and/or use of narcotics | 18 | 14 | 28.57% (14) |
| Possession and/or use of other drugs | 167 | 199 | -16.08% (199) |
| Murder * | 1 | 2 | -50.00% (2) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 2748 | 2794 | -1.65% (2794) |
| Liquor offences | 86 | 90 | -4.44% (90) |
| Malicious damage to property | 2347 | 2480 | -5.36% (2480) |
| Other offences | 459 | 494 | -7.09% (494) |
| Other offences against the person | 81 | 106 | -23.58% (106) |
| Pornography offences | 68 | 63 | 7.94% (63) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 532 | 549 | -3.10% (549) |
| Prostitution offences | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Robbery with a firearm | 9 | 3 | 200.00% (3) |
| Robbery with a weapon not a firearm | 28 | 22 | 27.27% (22) |
| Robbery without a weapon | 47 | 55 | -14.55% (55) |
| Sexual assault | 731 | 644 | 13.51% (644) |
| Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | 460 | 437 | 5.26% (437) |
| Break and enter dwelling | 622 | 708 | -12.15% (708) |
| Break and enter non-dwelling | 253 | 291 | -13.06% (291) |
| Fraud | 1549 | 1909 | -18.86% (1909) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 586 | 638 | -8.15% (638) |
| Other theft | 603 | 616 | -2.11% (616) |
| Receiving or handling stolen goods | 186 | 189 | -1.59% (189) |
| Steal from dwelling | 497 | 517 | -3.87% (517) |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 1188 | 1264 | -6.01% (1264) |
| Steal from person | 49 | 54 | -9.26% (54) |
| Steal from retail store | 1322 | 1168 | 13.18% (1168) |
| Stock theft | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Transport regulatory offences | 3694 | 3741 | -1.26% (3741) |
Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – Central Coast City Council (2021)
Central Coast City Council is a busy suburb with 346596 residents. 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 residents (79%) were born in Australia, though the suburb still enjoys a touch of cultural variety.
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Safest Suburbs in Central Coast, NSW
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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)
- Mooney Mooney Creek - 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)
- Palm Grove - 1 incidents (0.01149 per 100,000 people)
- Little Wobby - 1 incidents (0.04348 per 100,000 people)
- Cheero Point - 1 incidents (0.01000 per 100,000 people)
- Durren Durren - 2 incidents (0.02083 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)
- Greengrove - 2 incidents (0.14286 per 100,000 people)
- Budgewoi Peninsula - 2 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Halloran - 3 incidents (0.08824 per 100,000 people)
- Mount Elliot - 3 incidents (0.01775 per 100,000 people)
- Bouddi - 3 incidents (0.60000 per 100,000 people)
- Point Wolstoncroft - 4 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Palmdale - 4 incidents (0.04211 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)
- Little Jilliby - 5 incidents (0.04902 per 100,000 people)
- Frazer Park - 5 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Tacoma South - 5 incidents (0.01946 per 100,000 people)
- Mangrove Creek - 5 incidents (0.08929 per 100,000 people)
- Wendoree Park - 5 incidents (0.03817 per 100,000 people)
- Colongra - 5 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Lemon Tree - 6 incidents (0.11111 per 100,000 people)
- Freemans - 6 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Wybung - 6 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Ravensdale - 6 incidents (0.08571 per 100,000 people)
- Rocky Point - 7 incidents (0.02545 per 100,000 people)
- Horsfield Bay - 7 incidents (0.01397 per 100,000 people)
- Kiar - 7 incidents (0.28000 per 100,000 people)
- Pretty Beach (Central Coast) - 8 incidents (0.02548 per 100,000 people)
- Hardys Bay - 9 incidents (0.03863 per 100,000 people)
- Phegans Bay - 9 incidents (0.02217 per 100,000 people)
- Yarramalong - 9 incidents (0.02736 per 100,000 people)
- Picketts Valley - 10 incidents (0.04525 per 100,000 people)
- Wallarah - 11 incidents (0.03198 per 100,000 people)
- Central Mangrove - 11 incidents (0.04348 per 100,000 people)
- Bar Point - 11 incidents (0.09016 per 100,000 people)
- Yattalunga - 12 incidents (0.02069 per 100,000 people)
- Wondabyne - 12 incidents (4.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Gunderman - 12 incidents (0.06349 per 100,000 people)
- Bushells Ridge - 12 incidents (1.50000 per 100,000 people)
- Kincumber South - 13 incidents (0.01803 per 100,000 people)
- Peats Ridge - 14 incidents (0.04651 per 100,000 people)
- Matcham - 15 incidents (0.01445 per 100,000 people)
- Pearl Beach - 15 incidents (0.02941 per 100,000 people)
- Alison (Central Coast) - 16 incidents (0.18824 per 100,000 people)
- Kulnura - 16 incidents (0.02716 per 100,000 people)
- Killcare - 17 incidents (0.03288 per 100,000 people)
- Wyong Creek - 18 incidents (0.03782 per 100,000 people)
- Crangan Bay - 18 incidents (6.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Killcare Heights - 18 incidents (0.02217 per 100,000 people)
- Woy Woy Bay - 20 incidents (0.04728 per 100,000 people)
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- Macmasters Beach - 24 incidents (0.01716 per 100,000 people)
- Wagstaffe - 24 incidents (0.10000 per 100,000 people)
- Patonga - 24 incidents (0.10213 per 100,000 people)
- Dooralong - 26 incidents (0.07429 per 100,000 people)
- Spencer - 26 incidents (0.09028 per 100,000 people)
- Daleys Point - 27 incidents (0.03830 per 100,000 people)
- Erina Heights - 27 incidents (0.05947 per 100,000 people)
- Doyalson North - 28 incidents (0.07311 per 100,000 people)
- Kangy Angy - 29 incidents (0.08761 per 100,000 people)
- Glenworth Valley - 29 incidents (2.41667 per 100,000 people)
- Bensville - 31 incidents (0.01240 per 100,000 people)
- Mooney Mooney - 32 incidents (0.09143 per 100,000 people)
- Holgate - 34 incidents (0.03324 per 100,000 people)
- St Huberts Island - 35 incidents (0.03241 per 100,000 people)
- Calga - 36 incidents (0.26866 per 100,000 people)
- Wisemans Ferry - 39 incidents (0.16738 per 100,000 people)
- Blue Bay - 40 incidents (0.03774 per 100,000 people)
- Toowoon Bay - 40 incidents (0.07366 per 100,000 people)
- Tacoma - 40 incidents (0.06504 per 100,000 people)
- Chittaway Point - 40 incidents (0.04224 per 100,000 people)
- Fountaindale - 43 incidents (0.05923 per 100,000 people)
- Magenta - 43 incidents (0.12952 per 100,000 people)
- North Avoca - 45 incidents (0.01941 per 100,000 people)
- Mangrove Mountain - 47 incidents (0.06386 per 100,000 people)
- Tascott - 48 incidents (0.02866 per 100,000 people)
- Davistown - 52 incidents (0.01998 per 100,000 people)
- Chain Valley Bay - 53 incidents (0.01911 per 100,000 people)
- Empire Bay - 53 incidents (0.02102 per 100,000 people)
- Koolewong - 53 incidents (0.05761 per 100,000 people)
- Glenning Valley - 55 incidents (0.02719 per 100,000 people)
- Booker Bay - 56 incidents (0.03883 per 100,000 people)
- Shelly Beach - 59 incidents (0.04494 per 100,000 people)
- Chittaway Bay - 73 incidents (0.03674 per 100,000 people)
- Doyalson - 77 incidents (0.25753 per 100,000 people)
- Saratoga - 79 incidents (0.01984 per 100,000 people)
- Copacabana - 80 incidents (0.02848 per 100,000 people)
- Norah Head - 81 incidents (0.07050 per 100,000 people)
- Forresters Beach - 98 incidents (0.02922 per 100,000 people)
- Jilliby - 100 incidents (0.05903 per 100,000 people)
- Warnervale - 102 incidents (0.14551 per 100,000 people)
- Summerland Point - 106 incidents (0.03914 per 100,000 people)
- Halekulani - 111 incidents (0.04146 per 100,000 people)
- Tuggerawong - 111 incidents (0.08638 per 100,000 people)
- Blackwall - 115 incidents (0.05925 per 100,000 people)
- Mannering Park - 117 incidents (0.04581 per 100,000 people)
- Noraville - 118 incidents (0.03932 per 100,000 people)
- The Entrance North - 120 incidents (0.07412 per 100,000 people)
- Wyongah - 123 incidents (0.06089 per 100,000 people)
- Somersby - 126 incidents (0.11592 per 100,000 people)
- Gwandalan - 131 incidents (0.03461 per 100,000 people)
- Point Frederick - 135 incidents (0.06608 per 100,000 people)
- Point Clare - 141 incidents (0.03548 per 100,000 people)
- Canton Beach - 153 incidents (0.12729 per 100,000 people)
- Niagara Park - 157 incidents (0.05650 per 100,000 people)
- Avoca Beach - 163 incidents (0.03462 per 100,000 people)
- Buff Point - 178 incidents (0.05001 per 100,000 people)
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- East Gosford - 201 incidents (0.04578 per 100,000 people)
- Tumbi Umbi - 229 incidents (0.04265 per 100,000 people)
- Mardi - 234 incidents (0.06504 per 100,000 people)
- Wamberal - 234 incidents (0.03347 per 100,000 people)
- Springfield (Central Coast) - 242 incidents (0.05615 per 100,000 people)
- Lisarow - 251 incidents (0.04737 per 100,000 people)
- Wadalba - 254 incidents (0.06042 per 100,000 people)
- Lake Munmorah - 263 incidents (0.05173 per 100,000 people)
- Woongarrah - 263 incidents (0.04411 per 100,000 people)
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- Kincumber - 278 incidents (0.03758 per 100,000 people)
- Budgewoi - 288 incidents (0.08236 per 100,000 people)
- Watanobbi - 291 incidents (0.07312 per 100,000 people)
- Charmhaven - 312 incidents (0.12475 per 100,000 people)
- North Gosford - 322 incidents (0.08078 per 100,000 people)
- Ettalong Beach - 322 incidents (0.06239 per 100,000 people)
- Blue Haven - 337 incidents (0.05135 per 100,000 people)
- Narara - 341 incidents (0.04025 per 100,000 people)
- Berkeley Vale - 346 incidents (0.03865 per 100,000 people)
- Ourimbah - 368 incidents (0.09157 per 100,000 people)
- Kariong - 428 incidents (0.06600 per 100,000 people)
- San Remo - 462 incidents (0.10419 per 100,000 people)
- Killarney Vale - 480 incidents (0.06408 per 100,000 people)
- West Gosford - 498 incidents (0.31086 per 100,000 people)
- Gorokan - 545 incidents (0.06320 per 100,000 people)
- Terrigal - 551 incidents (0.04328 per 100,000 people)
- Wyoming - 564 incidents (0.05578 per 100,000 people)
- Hamlyn Terrace - 565 incidents (0.06449 per 100,000 people)
- Long Jetty - 604 incidents (0.08967 per 100,000 people)
- Lake Haven - 646 incidents (0.18305 per 100,000 people)
- Erina - 710 incidents (0.13641 per 100,000 people)
- Bateau Bay - 749 incidents (0.05984 per 100,000 people)
- Umina Beach - 853 incidents (0.04910 per 100,000 people)
- Toukley - 920 incidents (0.20189 per 100,000 people)
- Tuggerah - 974 incidents (1.05297 per 100,000 people)
- The Entrance - 1064 incidents (0.25071 per 100,000 people)
- Woy Woy - 1631 incidents (0.14731 per 100,000 people)
- Wyong - 2424 incidents (0.53510 per 100,000 people)
- Gosford - 3859 incidents (0.79191 per 100,000 people)
Common FAQ about Central Coast City Council, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the Central Coast City Council, NSW?
There were 638 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Jun 2025, averaging 2 incident(s) every day.
Is Central Coast City Council, NSW safe in 2025
No, Central Coast City Council, NSW is not considered safe, as its crime rate of 8,311 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 Central Coast City Council, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in Central Coast City Council, NSW was Theft with 6855 reported incidents.
Has crime in the Central Coast City Council, 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 Central Coast City Council, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 7900 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 Jun 2025, there were 9390 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 Jun 2025, Central Coast City Council, NSW recorded 1209 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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