PropertyScout Research · Government Data Study
Australia's Safest Suburbs (2026)
Our finding: Westleigh, NSW is the safest suburb in our ranking, with just 7 reported incidents per 1,000 residents.
Using official reported-crime data, we ranked residential suburbs (population 3,000+) by their crime rate per 1,000 residents to surface the places with the lowest reported crime in the country — alongside their median house price for context.
| # |
Suburb |
Crime Rate (per 1,000) |
Median House Price |
Population |
| 1 |
Westleigh
NSW
|
7 |
$2,100,000 |
4,501 |
| 2 |
Bilgola Plateau
NSW
|
8 |
$2,400,000 |
3,650 |
| 3 |
Flagstaff Hill
SA
|
9 |
$1,015,500 |
10,184 |
| 4 |
Collaroy Plateau
NSW
|
10 |
$2,700,000 |
4,805 |
| 5 |
North Epping
NSW
|
10 |
$2,408,000 |
4,657 |
| 6 |
Elanora Heights
NSW
|
10 |
$2,550,000 |
4,581 |
| 7 |
St Ives Chase
NSW
|
10 |
$2,532,500 |
3,283 |
| 8 |
Balgowlah Heights
NSW
|
11 |
$4,637,500 |
3,546 |
| 9 |
Yowie Bay
NSW
|
11 |
$2,600,000 |
3,053 |
| 10 |
Cherrybrook
NSW
|
12 |
$2,400,000 |
19,082 |
| 11 |
Gymea Bay
NSW
|
12 |
$2,250,000 |
6,983 |
| 12 |
West Pennant Hills
NSW
|
12 |
$2,495,000 |
16,620 |
| 13 |
Glenhaven
NSW
|
12 |
$2,700,000 |
6,619 |
| 14 |
South Turramurra
NSW
|
12 |
$2,355,000 |
3,208 |
| 15 |
North Balgowlah
NSW
|
12 |
$3,357,500 |
3,816 |
| 16 |
Wheeler Heights
NSW
|
12 |
$2,250,000 |
3,232 |
| 17 |
Berowra Heights
NSW
|
12 |
$1,562,500 |
5,286 |
| 18 |
Hornsby Heights
NSW
|
13 |
$1,750,000 |
6,354 |
| 19 |
Oyster Bay
NSW
|
13 |
$1,775,000 |
5,689 |
| 20 |
Allambie Heights
NSW
|
13 |
$2,760,000 |
7,317 |
| 21 |
Cordeaux Heights
NSW
|
13 |
$1,415,000 |
4,460 |
| 22 |
East Lindfield
NSW
|
13 |
$4,640,000 |
3,710 |
| 23 |
Naremburn
NSW
|
13 |
$2,175,000 |
5,924 |
| 24 |
Bilambil Heights
NSW
|
14 |
$1,217,500 |
3,491 |
| 25 |
Killara
NSW
|
14 |
$2,780,000 |
10,620 |
| 26 |
The Ponds
NSW
|
14 |
$1,503,500 |
16,315 |
| 27 |
Valentine
NSW
|
14 |
$1,330,000 |
5,773 |
| 28 |
Kurrajong
NSW
|
14 |
$1,220,000 |
3,113 |
| 29 |
Parklea
NSW
|
14 |
$1,430,000 |
3,684 |
| 30 |
Terranora
NSW
|
14 |
$1,620,000 |
3,365 |
| 31 |
Beaumont Hills
NSW
|
14 |
$1,900,000 |
9,041 |
| 32 |
Kenthurst
NSW
|
14 |
$2,835,000 |
5,313 |
| 33 |
Northbridge
NSW
|
14 |
$4,519,444 |
6,493 |
| 34 |
Acacia Gardens
NSW
|
15 |
$1,220,000 |
3,668 |
| 35 |
North Turramurra
NSW
|
15 |
$2,912,500 |
4,194 |
| 36 |
Beecroft
NSW
|
15 |
$2,670,000 |
10,291 |
| 37 |
Fairlight
NSW
|
15 |
$3,162,500 |
6,141 |
| 38 |
Illawong
NSW
|
15 |
$1,930,000 |
7,427 |
| 39 |
Breakfast Point
NSW
|
16 |
$1,385,000 |
4,678 |
| 40 |
Bayview
NSW
|
16 |
$3,425,000 |
3,807 |
| 41 |
Elizabeth Hills
NSW
|
16 |
$1,330,000 |
3,208 |
| 42 |
Caringbah South
NSW
|
16 |
$2,400,000 |
13,168 |
| 43 |
Kellyville
NSW
|
16 |
$1,853,400 |
27,011 |
| 44 |
Mount Riverview
NSW
|
16 |
$1,360,000 |
3,074 |
| 45 |
North Kellyville
NSW
|
16 |
$1,550,000 |
17,401 |
| 46 |
Killarney Heights
NSW
|
17 |
$2,850,000 |
4,502 |
| 47 |
Kellyville Ridge
NSW
|
17 |
$1,435,000 |
10,890 |
| 48 |
Edensor Park
NSW
|
17 |
$1,505,500 |
10,279 |
| 49 |
Burraneer
NSW
|
17 |
$4,172,000 |
3,719 |
| 50 |
North Ryde
NSW
|
18 |
$2,050,000 |
14,043 |
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Source: PropertyScout AU — Australia's Safest Suburbs 2026 (https://propertyscoutau.com.au/studies/safest-suburbs-australia-2026)
Methodology & sources
Source: Australian government public data (state Valuer-General / land offices, ABS Census, official rental & crime statistics). Compiled by PropertyScout AU. Rankings cover 50 suburbs and exclude records flagged as anomalous, stale (pre-2022) or based on very small samples (population under 3,000). Figures are indicative and reflect the most recent published data per suburb. Not financial advice — always do your own due diligence.
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