Crime Dashboard - Bankstown
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 | 159 | 521 | 46 |
| motor vehicle | 275 | 1,129 | 67 |
| violent | 949 | 3,159 | 74 |
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 | 521 | 451 | 15.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,129 | 1,270 | -11.1% |
| violent | 3,159 | 3,326 | -5.0% |
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 15.5% to 521 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.1% to 1,129 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.0% to 3,159 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 | Bankstown1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 521 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,129 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,159 | 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 Bankstown was 4.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 29.5% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bankstown.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bankstown was 57.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 9.0% higher than the national average.
- around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bankstown.
- the rate of violent crime in Bankstown was 32.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 11.7% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bankstown.