Crime Dashboard - Chatswood West
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 | 335 | 25 |
| motor vehicle | 1 | 230 | 8 |
| violent | 8 | 683 | 7 |
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 | 335 | 109 | 206.6% |
| motor vehicle | 230 | 104 | 121.7% |
| violent | 683 | 446 | 53.2% |
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 206.6% to 335 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 121.7% to 230 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 53.2% to 683 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 | Chatswood West1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 335 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 230 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 683 | 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 Chatswood West was 38.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 54.7% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Chatswood West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Chatswood West was 67.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 77.8% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Chatswood West.
- the rate of violent crime in Chatswood West was 71.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 75.9% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Chatswood West.