Crime Rates for Kangaroo Point, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The Kangaroo Point (2224) crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 14 reported incidents, equal to 2,326 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of Kangaroo Point, NSW in 2021 was 602. In the last 10 years, Kangaroo Point, NSW's crime rate has seen a decrease. For property crimes such as Burglary and Theft, the rate is 1 incident per 150.5 residents.Additionally, the rate of Community Safety incidents (Stalking and Harassment) is 1 incident per 602 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 Kangaroo Point for 2025: Prohibited and regulated weapons offences (4), Theft (3), Intimidation, stalking and harassment (2).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 10 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 14 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against justice procedures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disorderly conduct | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malicious damage to property | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other offences | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual offences | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Theft | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In 2025, Kangaroo Point, NSW recorded 14 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 61 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmail and extortion | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cocaine | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 2 | 1 | 100.00% (1) |
| Malicious damage to property | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Other offences | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 4 | 0 | 400.00% (0) |
| Sexual assault | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Break and enter dwelling | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Fraud | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Steal from dwelling | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
AI Analysis
1. Overall Crime Trends:
- Crime occurrences are generally low and sporadic across the 10-year span.
- Some crime types appear only in isolated years; many categories show zero incidents throughout.
- Slight increasing trend in intimidation, stalking, and harassment from 2016 to 2023.
2. Most Common and Serious Crime Types with Numbers:
- Other offences peaked at 9 incidents in 2019 and 2021.
- Steal from dwelling peaked at 4 in 2016, fluctuating but present most years.
- Fraud incidents notable with up to 3 cases in 2022 and 2023.
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment reached 5 in 2023.
- Prohibited and regulated weapons offences appeared sporadically with 4 cases in 2025, highest in dataset.
- Non-domestic violence related assault: max 2 cases in 2022.
- Domestic violence related assault steady at 1 case in multiple years.
- Malicious damage to property ranged 0-2 annually, with 2 cases in 2019 and 2022.
3. Significant Year-to-Year Spikes or Drops:
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment spiked to 5 in 2023 from 1 in 2021.
- Prohibited and regulated weapons offences jumped to 4 in 2025 from 0 prior year.
- Other offences dropped from 9 in 2021 to 4 in 2022, then down to 0 in 2024, then 1 in 2025.
- Fraud increased from 0 (2021) to 3 (2022 and 2023).
- Steal from motor vehicle fell from 3 in 2019 to 0 in multiple recent years.
- Breach bail conditions occurred once in 2022 only.
4. Safety-Relevant Observations:
- Property crimes (theft-related) dominate over violent crimes in frequency.
- Violent crimes (assaults, homicide, robbery) are minimal or zero, indicating low violent crime rate.
- Domestic violence related assaults are consistently low but persistent.
- No homicides recorded in any year.
- Malicious damage to property occurs intermittently, suggesting occasional vandalism.
- Drug offences are nearly absent except for one possession case in 2020 and one cocaine dealing case in 2025.
- Absence of robbery incidents suggests relatively low risk of armed street crime.
- The rise in stalking and intimidation in recent years could indicate emerging public safety concerns.
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Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – Kangaroo Point (2021)
Kangaroo Point is a quiet suburb with around 602 people. The suburb has a good mix of households, with 51.4% being couple families with children and the average household size is 3.1 people. The median household weekly income is $4111, though the unemployment rate stands at 4%. While 66.2% 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 Kangaroo Point, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the Kangaroo Point, NSW?
Motor vehicle theft does not occur in the Kangaroo Point, NSW.
Is Kangaroo Point, NSW safe in 2025
Yes, Kangaroo Point, NSW is considered safe, as its crime rate of 2,326 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 Kangaroo Point, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in Kangaroo Point, NSW was Prohibited and regulated weapons offences with 4 reported incidents.
Has crime in the Kangaroo Point, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates in Kangaroo Point, NSW have increased by 17% compared to five years ago.
What is rate of criminal against person in Kangaroo Point, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 4 incident against persons in Kangaroo Point, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in Kangaroo Point, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 4 property crime incident in Kangaroo Point, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in Kangaroo Point, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, Kangaroo Point, NSW recorded 1 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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