Crime Rates for Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The Lake Macquarie City Council crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 15178 reported incidents, equal to 7,098 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW in 2021 was 213,845. In the last 10 years, Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW's crime rate has seen a decrease. Recent data indicates that the rate of Assault and Robbery is 1 offence per 118.7 residents.Recent data indicates that property crimes (Burglary and Theft) occur at a rate of 1 incident per 39.7 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 Lake Macquarie City Council for 2025: Theft (5122), Against justice procedures (2393), Assault (1914).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15216 | 15178 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Against justice procedures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2140 | 2393 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 149 |
| Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1767 | 1914 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 28 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Disorderly conduct | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 251 |
| Drug offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 763 | 548 |
| 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 | 1126 | 1261 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| Malicious damage to property | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1386 | 1278 |
| Other offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 499 | 292 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 32 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 32 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 248 |
| Prostitution offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 30 |
| Sexual offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 585 | 598 |
| Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5387 | 5122 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 678 | 960 |
In 2025, Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW recorded 15178 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 10509 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abduction and kidnapping | 4 | 8 | -50.00% (8) |
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 817 | 779 | 4.88% (779) |
| Breach bail conditions | 1415 | 1215 | 16.46% (1215) |
| Escape custody | 1 | 3 | -66.67% (3) |
| Other offences against justice procedures | 44 | 46 | -4.35% (46) |
| Resist or hinder officer | 116 | 97 | 19.59% (97) |
| Arson | 149 | 155 | -3.87% (155) |
| Assault Police | 39 | 58 | -32.76% (58) |
| Domestic violence related assault | 1041 | 916 | 13.65% (916) |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 834 | 793 | 5.17% (793) |
| Betting and gaming offences | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Blackmail and extortion | 28 | 50 | -44.00% (50) |
| Coercive Control | 12 | 0 | 1200.00% (0) |
| Criminal intent | 34 | 47 | -27.66% (47) |
| Offensive conduct | 27 | 27 | 0.00% (27) |
| Offensive language | 6 | 17 | -64.71% (17) |
| Trespass | 184 | 165 | 11.52% (165) |
| Cultivating cannabis | 15 | 20 | -25.00% (20) |
| Dealing, trafficking in amphetamines | 81 | 249 | -67.47% (249) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cannabis | 6 | 8 | -25.00% (8) |
| Dealing, trafficking in cocaine | 16 | 20 | -20.00% (20) |
| Dealing, trafficking in ecstasy | 6 | 0 | 600.00% (0) |
| Dealing, trafficking in narcotics | 1 | 5 | -80.00% (5) |
| Dealing, trafficking in other drugs | 2 | 23 | -91.30% (23) |
| Manufacture drug | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Other drug offences | 69 | 72 | -4.17% (72) |
| Possession and/or use of amphetamines | 108 | 131 | -17.56% (131) |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 146 | 157 | -7.01% (157) |
| Possession and/or use of cocaine | 21 | 12 | 75.00% (12) |
| Possession and/or use of ecstasy | 10 | 8 | 25.00% (8) |
| Possession and/or use of narcotics | 7 | 6 | 16.67% (6) |
| Possession and/or use of other drugs | 59 | 52 | 13.46% (52) |
| Attempted murder | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Murder * | 1 | 2 | -50.00% (2) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 1261 | 1126 | 11.99% (1126) |
| Liquor offences | 23 | 21 | 9.52% (21) |
| Malicious damage to property | 1278 | 1386 | -7.79% (1386) |
| Other offences | 292 | 499 | -41.48% (499) |
| Other offences against the person | 32 | 51 | -37.25% (51) |
| Pornography offences | 32 | 36 | -11.11% (36) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 248 | 272 | -8.82% (272) |
| Robbery with a firearm | 0 | 2 | -100.00% (2) |
| Robbery with a weapon not a firearm | 12 | 18 | -33.33% (18) |
| Robbery without a weapon | 18 | 14 | 28.57% (14) |
| Sexual assault | 354 | 369 | -4.07% (369) |
| Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | 244 | 216 | 12.96% (216) |
| Break and enter dwelling | 464 | 517 | -10.25% (517) |
| Break and enter non-dwelling | 278 | 237 | 17.30% (237) |
| Fraud | 1083 | 1372 | -21.06% (1372) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 498 | 528 | -5.68% (528) |
| Other theft | 419 | 418 | 0.24% (418) |
| Receiving or handling stolen goods | 92 | 107 | -14.02% (107) |
| Steal from dwelling | 315 | 324 | -2.78% (324) |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 955 | 816 | 17.03% (816) |
| Steal from person | 34 | 44 | -22.73% (44) |
| Steal from retail store | 984 | 1024 | -3.91% (1024) |
| Transport regulatory offences | 960 | 678 | 41.59% (678) |
Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – Lake Macquarie City Council (2021)
Lake Macquarie City Council is a busy suburb with 213845 residents. The suburb has a good mix of households, with 40.8% being couple families with children and the average household size is 2.5 people. The median household weekly income is $1623, though the unemployment rate stands at 4.6%. The area has a strong local identity, with over 85.5% of residents born in Australia.
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Safest Suburbs in Lake Macquarie, NSW
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- Lake Macquarie - 0 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Moonee - 2 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Myuna Bay - 2 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Silverwater (Lake Macquarie) - 6 incidents (0.02190 per 100,000 people)
- Sunshine - 7 incidents (0.01474 per 100,000 people)
- Cams Wharf - 7 incidents (0.03846 per 100,000 people)
- Yarrawonga Park - 8 incidents (0.02051 per 100,000 people)
- Ryhope - 8 incidents (0.22857 per 100,000 people)
- Little Pelican - 9 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Croudace Bay - 9 incidents (0.01404 per 100,000 people)
- Eraring - 11 incidents (0.04977 per 100,000 people)
- Seahampton - 12 incidents (0.04110 per 100,000 people)
- Murrays Beach - 14 incidents (0.01587 per 100,000 people)
- Swansea Heads - 16 incidents (0.02627 per 100,000 people)
- Balmoral (Lake Macquarie) - 17 incidents (0.02329 per 100,000 people)
- Pinny Beach - 17 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Crangan Bay - 18 incidents (6.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Highfields - 18 incidents (0.01923 per 100,000 people)
- Carey Bay - 18 incidents (0.02081 per 100,000 people)
- Cardiff Heights - 19 incidents (0.01373 per 100,000 people)
- Brightwaters - 20 incidents (0.02286 per 100,000 people)
- Wyee Point - 20 incidents (0.01708 per 100,000 people)
- Killingworth - 21 incidents (0.03043 per 100,000 people)
- Lakelands - 22 incidents (0.01522 per 100,000 people)
- Fishing Point - 22 incidents (0.01991 per 100,000 people)
- Hillsborough (Lake Macquarie) - 23 incidents (0.03588 per 100,000 people)
- Mirrabooka - 24 incidents (0.02967 per 100,000 people)
- Martinsville - 24 incidents (0.06170 per 100,000 people)
- Nords Wharf - 25 incidents (0.02793 per 100,000 people)
- Kilaben Bay - 26 incidents (0.01715 per 100,000 people)
- Catherine Hill Bay - 29 incidents (0.03075 per 100,000 people)
- Kotara South - 29 incidents (0.02289 per 100,000 people)
- Balcolyn - 31 incidents (0.03094 per 100,000 people)
- Mandalong - 32 incidents (0.07390 per 100,000 people)
- Floraville - 34 incidents (0.01874 per 100,000 people)
- Freemans Waterhole - 34 incidents (0.28333 per 100,000 people)
- Marmong Point - 35 incidents (0.04575 per 100,000 people)
- Windermere Park - 39 incidents (0.05402 per 100,000 people)
- Woodrising - 41 incidents (0.03486 per 100,000 people)
- Wakefield - 43 incidents (0.29861 per 100,000 people)
- Garden Suburb - 44 incidents (0.02246 per 100,000 people)
- Buttaba - 44 incidents (0.03654 per 100,000 people)
- Arcadia Vale - 45 incidents (0.03145 per 100,000 people)
- Holmesville - 50 incidents (0.03539 per 100,000 people)
- Tingira Heights - 52 incidents (0.02545 per 100,000 people)
- Bennetts Green - 55 incidents (0.00000 per 100,000 people)
- Coal Point - 57 incidents (0.03259 per 100,000 people)
- Barnsley - 59 incidents (0.03401 per 100,000 people)
- Macquarie Hills - 64 incidents (0.01775 per 100,000 people)
- Rankin Park - 65 incidents (0.02552 per 100,000 people)
- Dudley - 70 incidents (0.02794 per 100,000 people)
- Pelican - 74 incidents (0.08467 per 100,000 people)
- Morisset Park - 77 incidents (0.07097 per 100,000 people)
- Awaba - 78 incidents (0.18140 per 100,000 people)
- Fennell Bay - 90 incidents (0.05056 per 100,000 people)
- Blacksmiths - 104 incidents (0.05529 per 100,000 people)
- Kahibah - 104 incidents (0.03995 per 100,000 people)
- Valentine - 107 incidents (0.01853 per 100,000 people)
- Whitebridge - 111 incidents (0.03828 per 100,000 people)
- Jewells - 114 incidents (0.04649 per 100,000 people)
- Cardiff South - 116 incidents (0.03958 per 100,000 people)
- Blackalls Park - 116 incidents (0.04125 per 100,000 people)
- Rathmines - 118 incidents (0.05684 per 100,000 people)
- Marks Point - 119 incidents (0.06394 per 100,000 people)
- Wangi Wangi - 119 incidents (0.04075 per 100,000 people)
- Argenton - 134 incidents (0.09911 per 100,000 people)
- New Lambton Heights - 134 incidents (0.05134 per 100,000 people)
- Eleebana - 136 incidents (0.02105 per 100,000 people)
- Redhead - 136 incidents (0.03593 per 100,000 people)
- Booragul - 142 incidents (0.08749 per 100,000 people)
- Belmont South - 144 incidents (0.13675 per 100,000 people)
- Caves Beach - 147 incidents (0.03660 per 100,000 people)
- Adamstown Heights - 149 incidents (0.02651 per 100,000 people)
- West Wallsend - 160 incidents (0.05367 per 100,000 people)
- Dora Creek - 175 incidents (0.10063 per 100,000 people)
- Speers Point - 185 incidents (0.05441 per 100,000 people)
- Bolton Point - 188 incidents (0.08851 per 100,000 people)
- Wyee - 219 incidents (0.07528 per 100,000 people)
- Belmont North - 266 incidents (0.04228 per 100,000 people)
- Boolaroo - 269 incidents (0.16443 per 100,000 people)
- Fassifern - 274 incidents (0.46758 per 100,000 people)
- Elermore Vale - 282 incidents (0.04656 per 100,000 people)
- Mount Hutton - 283 incidents (0.07624 per 100,000 people)
- Bonnells Bay - 288 incidents (0.07083 per 100,000 people)
- Teralba - 313 incidents (0.11794 per 100,000 people)
- Cooranbong - 321 incidents (0.04536 per 100,000 people)
- Gateshead - 407 incidents (0.13041 per 100,000 people)
- Edgeworth - 426 incidents (0.06655 per 100,000 people)
- Swansea - 432 incidents (0.08565 per 100,000 people)
- Warners Bay - 436 incidents (0.05293 per 100,000 people)
- Cameron Park - 468 incidents (0.04691 per 100,000 people)
- Glendale - 496 incidents (0.15215 per 100,000 people)
- Windale - 737 incidents (0.21543 per 100,000 people)
- Morisset - 805 incidents (0.19740 per 100,000 people)
- Cardiff - 888 incidents (0.14055 per 100,000 people)
- Toronto - 1022 incidents (0.17110 per 100,000 people)
- Charlestown - 1150 incidents (0.08455 per 100,000 people)
- Belmont - 1306 incidents (0.17917 per 100,000 people)
Common FAQ about Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW?
There were 528 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Jun 2025, averaging 1 incident every 0.7 day.
Is Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW safe in 2025
Yes, Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW is considered safe, as its crime rate of 7,098 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 Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW was Theft with 5122 reported incidents.
Has crime in the Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates in Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW have increased by 2% compared to five years ago.
What is rate of criminal against person in Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 3869 incident against persons in Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 6549 property crime incident in Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW recorded 548 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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