Crime Dashboard - Blacktown
New South Wales • LGA • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,596 | 488 | 28 |
| motor vehicle | 2,197 | 753 | 35 |
| violent | 9,028 | 2,584 | 53 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 488 | 434 | 12.5% |
| motor vehicle | 753 | 874 | -13.9% |
| violent | 2,584 | 3,277 | -21.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 12.5% to 488 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.9% to 753 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.1% to 2,584 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | Blacktown1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 488 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 753 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,584 | 2,383 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Blacktown was 10.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 33.9% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Blacktown.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Blacktown was 4.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 27.4% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Blacktown.
- the rate of violent crime in Blacktown was 8.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 8.7% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Blacktown.