What are the safest suburbs in New South Wales?

The top-ranked suburbs are North Willoughby, Willoughby, Castlecrag, St Ives, St Ives Chase, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Safest Suburbs in New South Wales

Q: What does the index column mean on ranking pages?

The index shows relative strength within the ranking list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader. It is not an overall suburb rating out of 100.

Metro suburbs with the strongest safety scores and lowest crime rates, based on police statistics and the desirability safety pillar. Regional towns are excluded because very low populations can skew crime comparisons.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	North Willoughby	100
#2	Willoughby	100
#3	Castlecrag	100
#4	St Ives	100
#5	St Ives Chase	100
#6	Middle Cove	99
#7	Willoughby East	99
#8	Wattle Grove	98
#9	Moorebank	98
#10	Cheltenham	98
#11	Pymble	97
#12	West Pymble	97
#13	Beecroft	97
#14	Forestville	97
#15	Killarney Heights	97
#16	Wheeler Heights	96
#17	Collaroy Plateau	96
#18	Bellevue Hill	95
#19	Oyster Bay	94
#20	Clareville	93
#21	Mount Colah	93
#22	Roseville	93
#23	Horningsea Park	92
#24	Riverview	92
#25	West Hoxton	92
#26	Lane Cove North	92
#27	Fairlight	92
#28	Illawong	92
#29	Cecil Hills	92
#30	Bangor	91
#31	Lane Cove	91
#32	Lane Cove West	91
#33	Middleton Grange	91
#34	Longueville	91
#35	Hoxton Park	91
#36	Carnes Hill	91
#37	Jerrabomberra	91
#38	Elizabeth Hills	91
#39	Carss Park	91
#40	Northwood	91
#41	Bilgola Plateau	90
#42	Blakehurst	90
#43	South Hurstville	90
#44	Connells Point	90
#45	Turramurra	90
#46	Kyle Bay	90
#47	South Turramurra	89
#48	Galston	89
#49	Linley Point	89
#50	Cromer	89

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

Last updated 17 August 2026 at 1:39 am AEST

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