Crime Dashboard - Lane Cove West
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 | 5 | 179 | 8 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 395 | 20 |
| violent | 17 | 669 | 7 |
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 | 179 | 318 | -43.7% |
| motor vehicle | 395 | 453 | -12.9% |
| violent | 669 | 888 | -24.6% |
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 43.7% to 179 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.9% to 395 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 24.6% to 669 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 | Lane Cove West1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 179 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 395 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 669 | 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 Lane Cove West was 67.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 75.8% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lane Cove West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lane Cove West was 45.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 61.9% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lane Cove West.
- the rate of violent crime in Lane Cove West was 71.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 76.4% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lane Cove West.