Lake Macquarie, NSW
On recorded break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences, Lake Macquarie sits lower than most the council areas in NSW that Pryer covers — 76 council areas recorded a higher rate, 52 recorded a lower one.
How Lake Macquarie compares
On the combined rate across break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences — against the 129 council areas in NSW we cover — the only fair comparison, since rates differ by state, source and period.
Over time — combined recorded rate
Break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences combined, per 100,000 residents in Lake Macquarie. Down 4% from 2021-2022 to 2025-2026 (5 periods).
How to read this: these are recorded break-in, motor-vehicle and violent offences only — a subset of recorded crime, not a total. Recorded rates aren't a measure of danger, and an absence of reports doesn't mean an area is "safe". Comparisons are only with other areas in NSW at the same level. Figures are official (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, LGA recorded crime workbook series, Apr 2025-Mar 2026).
Your street in Lake Macquarie — not the whole council area
These numbers describe Lake Macquarie as a whole, but nobody actually watches an entire council area — you watch your own place. Add your street, a parent's home, or the kids' school as a watched place, and Pryer gives you a timely, factual heads-up when something's reported nearby — not the whole council area's worth of noise. It gets more useful as more neighbours in Lake Macquarie join in. Peace of mind, not paranoia.
- ✓ Timely alerts when something's reported near a place you follow — free.
- ✓ Report what you see and confirm what others report — that's what keeps it accurate.
- ✓ Approximate locations only. We watch the neighbourhood, not your family — and never sell location data.
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Suburbs in Lake Macquarie
Arcadia Vale · Argenton · Awaba · Balcolyn · Balmoral (Lake Macquarie - NSW) · Barnsley · Belmont (NSW) · Belmont North · Belmont South · Bennetts Green · Blackalls Park · Blacksmiths · Bolton Point · Bonnells Bay · Boolaroo · Booragul · Brightwaters · Buttaba · Cameron Park · Cams Wharf · Cardiff (NSW) · Cardiff Heights · Cardiff South · Carey Bay · Catherine Hill Bay · Caves Beach · Charlestown (NSW) · Coal Point · Cooranbong · Croudace Bay · Dora Creek · Dudley · Edgeworth · Eleebana · Eraring · Fassifern (NSW) · Fennell Bay · Fishing Point · Floraville · Freemans Waterhole · Garden Suburb · Gateshead · Glendale (NSW) · Highfields (NSW) · Hillsborough (Lake Macquarie - NSW) · Holmesville · Jewells · Kahibah · Kilaben Bay · Killingworth (NSW) · Kotara South · Lake Macquarie · Lakelands (NSW) · Little Pelican · Macquarie Hills · Mandalong · Marks Point · Marmong Point · Martinsville · Mirrabooka (NSW) · Moonee · Morisset · Morisset Park · Mount Hutton (NSW) · Murrays Beach · Myuna Bay · Nords Wharf · Pelican (NSW) · Pinny Beach · Rathmines · Redhead · Ryhope · Seahampton · Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) · Speers Point · Sunshine (NSW) · Swansea (NSW) · Swansea Heads · Teralba · Tingira Heights