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Edgecliff NSW: property data & flags

Suburb-level context for Edgecliff from official sources, and the address-level red, yellow and green flags we check before you make an offer or sign a lease.

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Property crime: Edgecliff vs NSW

Break-ins to homes0NSW 212.3Car theft40NSW 171.2Theft from cars200.1NSW 295.4Theft from homes160.1NSW 196.2Malicious property damage360.1NSW 553.8
Incidents per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months. Coloured bar: Edgecliff (red = above the NSW average, green = below). Grey bar: NSW average.
Break-ins to homes0 incidents per 100,000 residents · 100% below the NSW rate (212.3) · higher than 0% of NSW suburbs
Car theft40 incidents per 100,000 residents · 77% below the NSW rate (171.2) · higher than 14% of NSW suburbs
Theft from cars200.1 incidents per 100,000 residents · 32% below the NSW rate (295.4) · higher than 42% of NSW suburbs
Theft from homes160.1 incidents per 100,000 residents · 18% below the NSW rate (196.2) · higher than 57% of NSW suburbs
Malicious property damage360.1 incidents per 100,000 residents · 35% below the NSW rate (553.8) · higher than 41% of NSW suburbs

Property offences only, per 100,000 residents, latest 12 months (Apr 2025Mar 2026). Population 2,499 (2021 Census). Percentile computed across the 945 NSW suburbs with 2,000+ residents. Suburb-wide figures, not any one street. Violent-crime categories are deliberately not shown. Data sourced from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0), snapshot 2026-07-24.

Development applications in Edgecliff, last 12 months

23 development applications lodged for Edgecliff addresses between 2025-08-26 and 2026-08-26, with a combined stated cost of $37.3 million and 34 new dwellings proposed.

Largest by stated cost:

440 EDGECLIFF ROAD EDGECLIFF 2027$9,785,604 · Residential flat building, Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure · Rejected
46-54 SOUTH STREET EDGECLIFF 2027$6,222,531 · Residential flat building, Erection of a new structure · Under Assessment

Source: NSW Planning Portal Online DA data (public record), applications by lodgement date, snapshot 2026-08-26. Costs are applicant-stated estimates. The paid address report checks applications around a specific address, not just this suburb-wide list.

What we check at the address level

Suburb averages can't tell you about one specific property. The full PropertyFlags report checks the address itself against official government layers (flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, development applications nearby, EPA contamination records, defect orders, aircraft and road noise, school catchments and more) and turns them into red, yellow and green flags with the questions to ask the real estate agent.

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Common questions about Edgecliff

Is Edgecliff safe?

There is no single answer to that for any suburb, but the official numbers say this: across 5 property crime categories, Edgecliff sits above the NSW average in 0 and below it in 5, on BOCSAR figures for Apr 2025 to Mar 2026. These are rates for the whole suburb, not any one street, and safety also depends on things no crime table shows. The table above lists each category against the NSW rate.

Is Edgecliff flood prone?

A suburb page cannot honestly answer that: flood planning areas are mapped lot by lot, and two houses on the same street can differ. The free PropertyFlags check looks up the actual address against the NSW flood planning layer, along with bushfire, contamination and other hazard maps.

Is Edgecliff growing?

No population projection matches Edgecliff exactly in the DPHI dataset we carry, so we do not print one. The paid address report checks growth area boundaries and the development pipeline around the specific address.

What does a property report for Edgecliff include?

For one address: flood and bushfire mapping, zoning and height controls, EPA contamination records, serious defect orders, development applications within 500 m, aircraft, rail and road noise, school catchments, winter sun and more, each finding named with the government register it came from, as red, yellow and green flags.

Nearby suburbs

Bondi · Bondi Beach · Darling Point · Double Bay · North Bondi

Suburbs sharing or adjoining postcode 2027; each page carries the same official crime and growth data as this one.