Crime Dashboard - Sydney
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 | 1,636 | 882 | 69 |
| motor vehicle | 1,106 | 665 | 26 |
| violent | 7,891 | 4,223 | 89 |
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 | 882 | 722 | 22.2% |
| motor vehicle | 665 | 637 | 4.4% |
| violent | 4,223 | 4,410 | -4.2% |
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 22.2% to 882 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.4% to 665 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 4.2% to 4,223 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 | Sydney1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 882 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 665 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,223 | 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 Sydney was 61.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 19.4% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Sydney.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Sydney was 7.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 35.8% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Sydney.
- the rate of violent crime in Sydney was 77.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 49.3% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Sydney.