Crime Dashboard - Malua Bay
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 | 10 | 611 | 54 |
| motor vehicle | 6 | 404 | 21 |
| violent | 22 | 1,701 | 42 |
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 | 611 | 540 | 13.0% |
| motor vehicle | 404 | 154 | 162.1% |
| violent | 1,701 | 2,533 | -32.9% |
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 13.0% to 611 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 162.1% to 404 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 32.9% to 1,701 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 | Malua Bay1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 611 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 404 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,701 | 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 Malua Bay was 11.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 17.3% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Malua Bay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Malua Bay was 43.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 61.1% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Malua Bay.
- the rate of violent crime in Malua Bay was 28.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 39.9% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Malua Bay.