Crime Dashboard - Waverley
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 | 314 | 515 | 33 |
| motor vehicle | 267 | 478 | 13 |
| violent | 1,067 | 1,844 | 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 | 515 | 388 | 32.8% |
| motor vehicle | 478 | 488 | -2.1% |
| violent | 1,844 | 2,032 | -9.2% |
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 32.8% to 515 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.1% to 478 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.2% to 1,844 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 | Waverley1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 515 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 478 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,844 | 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 Waverley was 5.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 30.3% lower than the national average.
- around 33% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Waverley.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Waverley was 33.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 53.9% lower than the national average.
- around 13% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Waverley.
- the rate of violent crime in Waverley was 22.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 34.8% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Waverley.