Crime Dashboard - Leonay

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-ins527619
motor vehicle741522
violent1479511

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-ins276216 27.8%
motor vehicle415523-20.7%
violent7951,116-28.7%

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 27.8% to 276 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.7% to 415 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 28.7% to 795 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
Leonay1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins276547739
motor vehicle4157181,036
violent7952,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Leonay was 49.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 62.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 19% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Leonay.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Leonay was 42.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 60.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 22% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Leonay.
  • the rate of violent crime in Leonay was 66.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 71.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 11% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Leonay.