Crime Dashboard - Kurrajong Heights

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-ins326116
motor vehicle21735
violent191,55337

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-ins261177 47.6%
motor vehicle173126 37.1%
violent1,5532,162-28.2%

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 47.6% to 261 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 37.1% to 173 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 28.2% to 1,553 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
Kurrajong Heights1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins261547739
motor vehicle1737181,036
violent1,5532,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Kurrajong Heights was 52.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 64.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kurrajong Heights.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kurrajong Heights was 75.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 83.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kurrajong Heights.
  • the rate of violent crime in Kurrajong Heights was 34.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 45.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kurrajong Heights.