Crime Dashboard - Balcolyn
New South Wales • Suburb • 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 | 4 | 245 | 15 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 338 | 16 |
| violent | 15 | 1,652 | 40 |
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 | 245 | 277 | -11.5% |
| motor vehicle | 338 | 316 | 7.1% |
| violent | 1,652 | 1,656 | -0.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 11.5% to 245 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 7.1% to 338 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 0.3% to 1,652 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 | Balcolyn1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 245 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 338 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,652 | 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 Balcolyn was 55.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 66.8% lower than the national average.
- around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Balcolyn.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Balcolyn was 52.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 67.4% lower than the national average.
- around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Balcolyn.
- the rate of violent crime in Balcolyn was 30.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 41.6% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Balcolyn.