Crime Dashboard - Balgowlah
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 | 13 | 272 | 18 |
| motor vehicle | 14 | 203 | 6 |
| violent | 55 | 715 | 8 |
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 | 272 | 261 | 4.4% |
| motor vehicle | 203 | 381 | -46.8% |
| violent | 715 | 793 | -9.7% |
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 4.4% to 272 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 46.8% to 203 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.7% to 715 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 | Balgowlah1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 272 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 203 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 715 | 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 Balgowlah was 50.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 63.1% lower than the national average.
- around 18% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Balgowlah.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Balgowlah was 71.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 80.4% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Balgowlah.
- the rate of violent crime in Balgowlah was 70.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 74.7% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Balgowlah.