Crime Dashboard - Helensburgh
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 | 14 | 226 | 13 |
| motor vehicle | 42 | 649 | 40 |
| violent | 63 | 1,104 | 21 |
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 | 226 | 204 | 10.9% |
| motor vehicle | 649 | 677 | -4.0% |
| violent | 1,104 | 1,118 | -1.2% |
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 10.9% to 226 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.0% to 649 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 1.2% to 1,104 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 | Helensburgh1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 226 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 649 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,104 | 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 Helensburgh was 58.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 69.4% lower than the national average.
- around 12% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Helensburgh.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Helensburgh was 9.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 37.3% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Helensburgh.
- the rate of violent crime in Helensburgh was 53.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 61.0% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Helensburgh.