Crime Dashboard - Burwood (NSW)
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 | 122 | 747 | 65 |
| motor vehicle | 80 | 545 | 32 |
| violent | 298 | 1,838 | 46 |
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 | 747 | 569 | 31.2% |
| motor vehicle | 545 | 500 | 8.9% |
| violent | 1,838 | 1,999 | -8.1% |
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 31.2% to 747 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 8.9% to 545 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 8.1% to 1,838 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 | Burwood (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 747 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 545 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,838 | 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 Burwood (NSW) was 36.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 1.1% higher than the national average.
- around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Burwood (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Burwood (NSW) was 24.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 47.4% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Burwood (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Burwood (NSW) was 22.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 35.0% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Burwood (NSW).