Crime Dashboard - Mount Lewis

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-ins221211
motor vehicle11765
violent161,78745

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-ins212184 15.5%
motor vehicle176393-55.2%
violent1,7871,312 36.2%

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 15.5% to 212 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 55.2% to 176 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 36.2% to 1,787 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
Mount Lewis1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins212547739
motor vehicle1767181,036
violent1,7872,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Mount Lewis was 61.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 71.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 11% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mount Lewis.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mount Lewis was 75.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 83.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mount Lewis.
  • the rate of violent crime in Mount Lewis was 25.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 36.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 45% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mount Lewis.