Crime Dashboard - Dee Why
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 | 79 | 445 | 38 |
| motor vehicle | 61 | 347 | 17 |
| violent | 197 | 1,060 | 19 |
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 | 445 | 246 | 80.9% |
| motor vehicle | 347 | 462 | -24.9% |
| violent | 1,060 | 1,453 | -27.0% |
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 80.9% to 445 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 24.9% to 347 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 27.0% to 1,060 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 | Dee Why1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 445 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 347 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,060 | 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 Dee Why was 18.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 39.7% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Dee Why.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Dee Why was 51.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 66.6% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Dee Why.
- the rate of violent crime in Dee Why was 55.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 62.5% lower than the national average.
- around 19% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Dee Why.