Crime Dashboard - Lake Illawarra
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 | 28 | 955 | 76 |
| motor vehicle | 19 | 773 | 48 |
| violent | 83 | 3,239 | 75 |
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 | 955 | 490 | 95.0% |
| motor vehicle | 773 | 1,058 | -26.9% |
| violent | 3,239 | 3,831 | -15.4% |
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 95.0% to 955 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 26.9% to 773 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.4% to 3,239 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 Illawarra1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 955 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 773 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,239 | 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 Illawarra was 74.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 29.3% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lake Illawarra.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lake Illawarra was 7.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 25.4% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lake Illawarra.
- the rate of violent crime in Lake Illawarra was 35.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 14.5% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lake Illawarra.