Crime Dashboard - Northern Beaches
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 | 512 | 249 | 5 |
| motor vehicle | 594 | 311 | 6 |
| violent | 2,026 | 889 | 3 |
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 | 249 | 219 | 13.6% |
| motor vehicle | 311 | 464 | -33.0% |
| violent | 889 | 1,077 | -17.4% |
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 13.6% to 249 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 33.0% to 311 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 17.4% to 889 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 | Northern Beaches1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 249 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 311 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 889 | 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 Northern Beaches was 54.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 66.3% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Northern Beaches.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Northern Beaches was 56.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 70.0% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Northern Beaches.
- the rate of violent crime in Northern Beaches was 62.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 68.6% lower than the national average.
- around 3% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Northern Beaches.