Crime Rates for East Hills, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The East Hills (2213) crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 152 reported incidents, equal to 4,510 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of East Hills, NSW in 2021 was 3,370. In the last 10 years, East Hills, NSW's crime rate has seen a decrease. Recent data shows that Assault and Robbery occur at a rate of 1 incident per 88.7 residents. For property crimes such as Burglary and Theft, the rate is 1 incident per 64.8 residents. Community safety concerns, including Stalking and Harassment, are reported at a rate of 1 incident per 210.6 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 East Hills for 2025: Theft (43), Assault (32), Intimidation, stalking and harassment (17).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 285 | 267 | 320 | 241 | 197 | 192 | 236 | 133 | 108 | 172 | 152 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against justice procedures | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
| Arson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Assault | 17 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 32 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disorderly conduct | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Drug offences | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 19 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 |
| Liquor offences | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Malicious damage to property | 38 | 27 | 44 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
| Other offences | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Robbery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sexual offences | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Theft | 86 | 75 | 69 | 38 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 52 | 43 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 76 | 77 | 120 | 103 | 63 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
In 2025, East Hills, NSW recorded 152 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 601 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 5 | 7 | -28.57% (7) |
| Breach bail conditions | 2 | 4 | -50.00% (4) |
| Resist or hinder officer | 2 | 3 | -33.33% (3) |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Assault Police | 1 | 2 | -50.00% (2) |
| Domestic violence related assault | 21 | 20 | 5.00% (20) |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 10 | 14 | -28.57% (14) |
| Criminal intent | 3 | 0 | 300.00% (0) |
| Offensive conduct | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Trespass | 2 | 2 | 0.00% (2) |
| Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cannabis | 0 | 2 | -100.00% (2) |
| Other drug offences | 2 | 1 | 100.00% (1) |
| Possession and/or use of amphetamines | 4 | 2 | 100.00% (2) |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 1 | 3 | -66.67% (3) |
| Possession and/or use of cocaine | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Possession and/or use of ecstasy | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Possession and/or use of other drugs | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 17 | 16 | 6.25% (16) |
| Liquor offences | 1 | 3 | -66.67% (3) |
| Malicious damage to property | 16 | 18 | -11.11% (18) |
| Other offences | 0 | 3 | -100.00% (3) |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 2 | 4 | -50.00% (4) |
| Robbery with a weapon not a firearm | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Robbery without a weapon | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Sexual assault | 8 | 4 | 100.00% (4) |
| Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Break and enter dwelling | 3 | 8 | -62.50% (8) |
| Fraud | 8 | 11 | -27.27% (11) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5 | 11 | -54.55% (11) |
| Other theft | 3 | 9 | -66.67% (9) |
| Steal from dwelling | 5 | 6 | -16.67% (6) |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 18 | 6 | 200.00% (6) |
| Steal from retail store | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Transport regulatory offences | 5 | 8 | -37.50% (8) |
AI Analysis
1. Overall crime trends:
- General fluctuations observed across most crime categories over the 11 years with no consistent long-term increase or decrease.
- Transport regulatory offences show a significant decreasing trend from 120 in 2017 down to 5 in 2025.
- Malicious damage to property decreased notably after a peak of 44 in 2017, stabilizing around 15-20 incidents from 2019 onwards.
2. Most common and serious crime types (with peak numbers):
- Transport regulatory offences: peaked at 120 (2017), declined to 5 (2025).
- Malicious damage to property: highest at 44 (2017), around 16-20 for recent years.
- Domestic violence related assault: peaked at 21 (2025), consistently high (6-21 range).
- Steal from motor vehicle: highest 22 (2015, 2017), fluctuating but generally high (4-18 range recent years).
- Fraud: steady with peaks around 12 (2020) and 11 (2024).
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment: peaked at 22 (2016), generally between 11-17 from 2018 onwards.
3. Significant year-to-year spikes or drops:
- Malicious damage to property dropped sharply from 44 (2017) to 27 (2016) and further down to 16-20 range post-2018.
- Transport regulatory offences fell dramatically from 120 (2017) to 5 (2025).
- Domestic violence related assault surged from 6 (2023) to 20-21 (2024-2025).
- Non-domestic violence related assault spiked at 23 in 2021, dropping to 4 in 2022, then rising again.
- Break and enter dwelling saw a rise to 13 (2020, 2022) from lower numbers in preceding years.
- Liquor offences had a sharp spike in 2021 (20) but dropped to low single digits afterwards.
4. Safety-relevant observations:
- Property crimes (malicious damage, theft including stealing from motor vehicles and dwellings) remain consistently higher than violent crimes.
- Violent crimes such as assaults (domestic and non-domestic) show variability but domestic violence-related assaults are notably persistent and high.
- No recorded homicide, attempted murder, or manslaughter incidents in the entire period.
- Robbery incidents are very low, with occasional isolated cases.
- Drug offences are generally low with scattered incidents, mostly possession/use rather than trafficking.
- Crimes against justice procedures have low but steady occurrences, mainly breach of apprehended violence order.
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment remains a consistent concern with moderate yearly counts.
- Safety risks appear more associated with property damage and domestic violence-related assaults than severe violent
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Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – East Hills (2021)
East Hills is a quiet suburb with around 3370 people. The suburb has a good mix of households, with 48.2% being couple families with children and the average household size is 2.6 people. The median household weekly income is $1829, though the unemployment rate stands at 3.4%. While 65.9% of residents were born in Australia, the area still reflects a multicultural spirit through its people, food, and events
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Common FAQ about East Hills, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the East Hills, NSW?
There were 11 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Jun 2025, averaging 1 incident every 33.2 day.
Is East Hills, NSW safe in 2025
Yes, East Hills, NSW is considered safe, as its crime rate of 4,510 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 East Hills, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in East Hills, NSW was Theft with 43 reported incidents.
Has crime in the East Hills, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates have decreased by 36% over the past five years.
What is rate of criminal against person in East Hills, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 59 incident against persons in East Hills, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in East Hills, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 60 property crime incident in East Hills, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in East Hills, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, East Hills, NSW recorded 11 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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