Crime Dashboard - Islington

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-ins251,29187
motor vehicle422,81296
violent603,07273

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-ins1,2911,122 15.1%
motor vehicle2,8122,377 18.3%
violent3,0724,759-35.4%

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 15.1% to 1,291 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 18.3% to 2,812 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 35.4% to 3,072 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
Islington1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins1,291547739
motor vehicle2,8127181,036
violent3,0722,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Islington was 136.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 74.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Islington.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Islington was 291.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 171.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Islington.
  • the rate of violent crime in Islington was 28.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 8.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Islington.