Crime Dashboard - Inner West
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 | 802 | 526 | 36 |
| motor vehicle | 833 | 592 | 20 |
| violent | 3,031 | 1,865 | 25 |
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 | 526 | 450 | 17.0% |
| motor vehicle | 592 | 648 | -8.7% |
| violent | 1,865 | 1,879 | -0.8% |
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 17.0% to 526 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 8.7% to 592 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 0.8% to 1,865 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 | Inner West1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 526 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 592 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,865 | 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 Inner West was 3.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 28.7% lower than the national average.
- around 36% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Inner West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Inner West was 17.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 42.9% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Inner West.
- the rate of violent crime in Inner West was 21.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 34.1% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Inner West.