Carlingford crime statistics
Reporting period: 2025-07 – 2026-06
864 recorded in this period, compared with 740 in the preceding period.
LGA totals use the selected offence categories. Locality counts and population-adjusted LGA rates are different measures.
About Carlingford
Carlingford is a residential suburb in northern Sydney, with postcode 2118. The 2021 Census counted 28,044 residents. Chinese ancestry was reported by 40.6% of residents, while 19.4% were born in China. Those figures describe different things: ancestry is not the same as birthplace, and people can report more than one ancestry. The Census does not tell us why individual families chose to live here.
Carlingford Court and Carlingford Village are local shopping centres. Schools in the suburb include Carlingford West Public School and James Ruse Agricultural High School. The King's School is nearby in North Parramatta, not in Carlingford. Families should check each school's current enrolment rules rather than assume that living nearby guarantees a place.
Carlingford grew from a farming and orchard district into a residential suburb. Parramatta Council's local history records a public school opening in January 1883 and a private railway reaching Carlingford in 1896. The origin of the suburb's name is not entirely settled: the council's history gives both the Irish town of Carlingford and the British politician Lord Carlingford as possible explanations.
References: ABS 2021 Carlingford QuickStats · Parramatta Council: Carlingford history · James Ruse Agricultural High School · Carlingford West Public School · The King's School: North Parramatta campus
Recorded offence categories
| Category | Current period | Previous period |
|---|---|---|
| Fraud | 125 | 98 |
| Steal from retail store | 88 | 56 |
| Domestic violence related assault | 75 | 58 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 71 | 44 |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 65 | 59 |
| Break and enter dwelling | 62 | 83 |
| Malicious damage to property | 62 | 58 |
| Steal from dwelling | 56 | 35 |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 37 | 28 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 31 | 26 |
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 25 | 14 |
| Break and enter non-dwelling | 23 | 13 |
| Other theft | 22 | 32 |
| Breach bail conditions | 15 | 7 |
| Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | 15 | 11 |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 14 | 10 |
| Sexual assault | 13 | 18 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 7 | 4 |
Community context
The 2021 Census recorded 28,044 residents. This is not a current population estimate.
Sources and interpretation
These are police-recorded incident or victim counts, not every unreported incident or a prediction of personal safety. Percentage changes are not tests of statistical significance; small counts need particular care.