Crime Dashboard - Lakemba
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 | 36 | 262 | 16 |
| motor vehicle | 82 | 626 | 38 |
| violent | 335 | 2,275 | 58 |
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 | 262 | 203 | 28.5% |
| motor vehicle | 626 | 584 | 7.1% |
| violent | 2,275 | 2,716 | -16.2% |
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 28.5% to 262 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 7.1% to 626 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.2% to 2,275 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 | Lakemba1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 262 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 626 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,275 | 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 Lakemba was 52.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 64.6% lower than the national average.
- around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lakemba.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lakemba was 12.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 39.6% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lakemba.
- the rate of violent crime in Lakemba was 4.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 19.6% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lakemba.