Crime Dashboard - Berkeley

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-ins5074564
motor vehicle4169344
violent2203,45177

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-ins745594 25.4%
motor vehicle6931,111-37.6%
violent3,4514,423-22.0%

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 25.4% to 745 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.6% to 693 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 22.0% to 3,451 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
Berkeley1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins745547739
motor vehicle6937181,036
violent3,4512,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Berkeley was 36.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 0.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Berkeley.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Berkeley was 3.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 33.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Berkeley.
  • the rate of violent crime in Berkeley was 44.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 22.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Berkeley.