Crime Rates for Polo Flat, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The Polo Flat (2630) crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 5 reported incidents, equal to 38,462 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of Polo Flat, NSW in 2021 was 13. In the last 10 years, Polo Flat, NSW's crime rate has seen a decrease. Recent data shows that Assault and Robbery occur at a rate of 1 incident per 6.5 residents. For property crimes such as Burglary and Theft, the rate is 1 incident per 6.5 residents. Community safety concerns, including Stalking and Harassment, are reported at a rate of 1 incident per 13 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 Polo Flat for 2025: Intimidation, stalking and harassment (2), Theft (2), Assault (1).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against justice procedures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug offences | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malicious damage to property | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In 2025, Polo Flat, NSW recorded 5 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 34 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic violence related assault | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 0 | 2 | -100.00% (2) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 2 | 1 | 100.00% (1) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 | 2 | -100.00% (2) |
| Other theft | 2 | 0 | 200.00% (0) |
AI Analysis
1. Overall Crime Trends:
- Crime occurrences are generally low and sporadic across the 10 years.
- Most categories report zero incidents in multiple years, indicating relatively low crime rates in Polo Flat.
2. Most Common and Serious Crime Types:
- Assault (including domestic violence related and non-domestic): Total of 14 incidents over 10 years.
- Domestic violence related assault peaks at 3 in 2019.
- Non-domestic violent assaults recorded intermittently with a peak of 2 in 2024.
- Against justice procedures (mainly Breach Apprehended Violence Order): 8 incidents total, highest in 2022 with 4.
- Theft-related crimes appear frequently but in small numbers, with "Break and enter non-dwelling" peaking at 3 in 2015.
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment show a slight increase with 5 incidents from 2018 to 2025.
- Drug offences mostly recorded in 2018 with dealing and possession incidents; 8 drug-related incidents in 2018 alone.
- Other notable serious crimes like homicide, robbery, and arson are almost non-existent or very rare (1 arson incident in 2015).
3. Significant Year-to-Year Spikes or Drops:
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order dropped from 4 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, then zero in subsequent years.
- Drug offences peaked sharply in 2018 with multiple dealing and possession cases but none reported after 2018.
- Motor vehicle theft increased from 0 in most years to 2 in 2024.
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment increased from no incidents in early years to 2 in 2025.
- Malicious damage to property declined from 2 in 2015 to 0 by 2023-2025.
- Other theft showed spikes in 2017 (2) and 2020 (2), but zero in recent years.
4. Safety-Relevant Observations:
- Property crimes (break and enter, theft) are more frequent than violent crimes but still at low levels overall.
- Violent crimes are mostly assaults, with domestic violence related assault being the most recurrent serious issue.
- No recorded homicides or armed robberies, indicating low incidence of extreme violent crime.
- Drug-related crimes clustered mainly in 2018, suggesting a temporary spike rather than ongoing trend.
- Breaches of legal orders (Apprehended Violence Orders) suggest some challenges in justice compliance but have decreased recently.
- Absence of abduction, kidnapping, and sexual offences in most years indicates low occurrence of these serious crimes.
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Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – Polo Flat (2021)
Polo Flat is a quiet suburb with around 13 people. This suburb has a small number of families with children, only 0% of households with an average household size of 2.2 people. The median household weekly income is $1875, though the unemployment rate stands at 11.1%. While 68.8% 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 Polo Flat, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the Polo Flat, NSW?
There were 2 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Jun 2025, averaging 1 incident every 182.5 day.
Is Polo Flat, NSW safe in 2025
No, Polo Flat, NSW is not considered safe, as its crime rate of 38,462 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 Polo Flat, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in Polo Flat, NSW was Intimidation, stalking and harassment with 2 reported incidents.
Has crime in the Polo Flat, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates have decreased by 55% over the past five years.
What is rate of criminal against person in Polo Flat, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 3 incident against persons in Polo Flat, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in Polo Flat, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 2 property crime incident in Polo Flat, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in Polo Flat, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, Polo Flat, 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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