Rental reviews in Leichhardt, NSW 2040

Leichhardt is a NSW suburb in Inner West LGA, matched to postcode 2040 — also covering Lilyfield. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $820 in 2025, unchanged from $820 in 2024. That is about 18% above the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Leichhardt recorded 817 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026, up 11.8% from 731 a year earlier. These are police-recorded incidents, not convictions, and they are not adjusted for how many people live or visit here. House bonds typically leased at $980 a week and flats/units at $660. Townhouse bonds sat at $900 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $850; three-bedroom bonds $1,100. One-bedroom bonds sat at $575 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $1,495 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $630 and $1,000 a week. Fair Trading recorded 1,055 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $620 to $820 a week. Because several suburbs share the postcode, the rent charts are a postcode picture, not a street-level one. Property offences totalled 421 and violent-related offences 218. Theft made up the largest published share (335 incidents, 41%). Next was Assault (100). The crime series is coded to this suburb name; the rent series, where shown, is the whole postcode. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.