Crime Dashboard - Lake 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-ins | 8 | 268 | 18 |
| motor vehicle | 20 | 834 | 52 |
| violent | 48 | 1,258 | 26 |
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 | 268 | 328 | -18.3% |
| motor vehicle | 834 | 565 | 47.7% |
| violent | 1,258 | 1,468 | -14.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 18.3% to 268 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 47.7% to 834 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.3% to 1,258 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 | Lake Heights1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 268 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 834 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,258 | 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 Lake Heights was 51.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 63.7% lower than the national average.
- around 18% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lake Heights.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lake Heights was 16.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 19.5% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lake Heights.
- the rate of violent crime in Lake Heights was 47.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 55.5% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lake Heights.