Crime Rates for Minto Heights, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The Minto Heights (2566) crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 34 reported incidents, equal to 8,854 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of Minto Heights, NSW in 2021 was 384. In the last 10 years, Minto Heights, NSW's crime rate has seen an increase. Recent data shows that Assault and Robbery occur at a rate of 1 incident per 384 residents. For property crimes such as Burglary and Theft, the rate is 1 incident per 128 residents. Community safety concerns, including Stalking and Harassment, are reported at a rate of 1 incident per 384 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 Minto Heights for 2025: Malicious damage to property (13), Assault (9), Theft (5).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against justice procedures | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Assault | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disorderly conduct | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug offences | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malicious damage to property | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Other offences | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In 2025, Minto Heights, NSW recorded 34 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 39 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Arson | 3 | 0 | 300.00% (0) |
| Domestic violence related assault | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 8 | 0 | 800.00% (0) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Malicious damage to property | 13 | 0 | 1300.00% (0) |
| Other offences | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 0 | 3 | -100.00% (3) |
| Break and enter dwelling | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Fraud | 2 | 1 | 100.00% (1) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Steal from dwelling | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
AI Analysis
1. Overall crime trends:
- Crime incidents fluctuate year-to-year with no consistent upward or downward trend.
- Some crime categories show intermittent presence; others remain at zero throughout the years.
- 2025 shows some spikes in certain crimes compared to previous years.
2. Most common and serious crime types with numbers (2015-2025 totals, approximate):
- Malicious damage to property: 20+ incidents, peaking at 13 in 2025.
- Arson: Around 26 total incidents, generally between 0-5 annually.
- Assault (non-domestic violence related): 15 total, with a peak of 8 in 2025.
- Breach bail conditions: Around 5 incidents mainly between 2018-2022.
- Fraud: 16 incidents across years, with minor fluctuations annually.
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment: 11 incidents, spikes in 2019 and 2023 with 3 each.
- Other offences and other offences against the person: low but persistent with few cases yearly.
- Sexual offences and robbery are rare, under 5 incidents combined over the decade.
- No reported homicide or abduction/kidnapping incidents in the entire period.
3. Significant year-to-year spikes or drops:
- Malicious damage to property sharply increased to 13 in 2025 from near zero in preceding years.
- Arson dropped from 5 incidents (2016-2018) to 0 in 2024, then rose again to 3 in 2025.
- Non-domestic violence assault jumped to 8 in 2025 after mostly zero counts.
- Breach bail conditions spiked to 2 in 2021 and 2022, absent in most other years.
- Prohibited weapons offences peaked at 3 in 2018 and 2024, with lower counts other years.
- Fraud showed modest increase in 2022 (3 incidents) after low levels prior.
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment spiked to 3 in 2019 and 2023, zero in 2022.
- Sexual assault rose briefly to 2 in 2018 and 1 in 2023, otherwise minimal.
4. Safety-relevant observations:
- Property crimes (malicious damage, arson, fraud, theft) dominate overall crime profile.
- Violent crimes (assaults including domestic and non-domestic) occur but at lower frequency.
- No homicides or kidnapping suggest relatively low extreme violent crime levels.
- Repeated breaches of bail and apprehended violence orders indicate ongoing justice compliance issues.
- Sudden increase in malicious damage in 2025 may indicate emerging local disorder.
- Weapons offences appear sporadic but occasionally spike, warranting monitoring.
- Sexual offences and robbery remain very low, indicating limited risk
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Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – Minto Heights (2021)
Minto Heights is a quiet suburb with around 384 people. The suburb has a good mix of households, with 45.9% being couple families with children and the average household size is 3.3 people. The median household weekly income is $2178, though the unemployment rate stands at 1.3%. A majority of residents (76.3%) were born in Australia, though the suburb still enjoys a touch of cultural variety.
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Common FAQ about Minto Heights, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the Minto Heights, NSW?
There were 1 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Jun 2025, averaging 1 incident every 365 day.
Is Minto Heights, NSW safe in 2025
No, Minto Heights, NSW is not considered safe, as its crime rate of 8,854 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 Minto Heights, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in Minto Heights, NSW was Malicious damage to property with 13 reported incidents.
Has crime in the Minto Heights, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates in Minto Heights, NSW have increased by 162% compared to five years ago.
What is rate of criminal against person in Minto Heights, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 11 incident against persons in Minto Heights, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in Minto Heights, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 21 property crime incident in Minto Heights, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in Minto Heights, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, Minto Heights, NSW recorded 0 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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