Transport for NSW conducted a survey seeking community input to better understand the concerns and experiences that affect the community's sense of safety in and around public spaces across NSW. The survey closed on Wednesday 8 February 2023 and contributions to this consultation are under evaluation and review, with a detailed report to be published in the coming months. Some initial findings from the statewide survey are:

• 59 percent of women do not feel safe after dark in public spaces.
• 9 in 10 women agreed that safety influences how they move around.
• The top five things that help make a public space feel safer for women are: good lighting, presence of people, time of day, easy to navigate and if it looks cared for.
• When moving through and within public spaces, women prioritise safety over convenience.
• Three in four women would walk more if they felt safer in public spaces.
• Women feel safest in activated public spaces where there are people around no matter what time of day it is.