Crime Dashboard - North Balgowlah
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 | 169 | 7 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 241 | 9 |
| violent | 12 | 292 | 2 |
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 | 169 | 233 | -27.5% |
| motor vehicle | 241 | 497 | -51.4% |
| violent | 292 | 395 | -26.1% |
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 27.5% to 169 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 51.4% to 241 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.1% to 292 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 | North Balgowlah1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 169 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 241 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 292 | 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 North Balgowlah was 69.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 77.2% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than North Balgowlah.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in North Balgowlah was 66.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 76.7% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than North Balgowlah.
- the rate of violent crime in North Balgowlah was 87.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 89.7% lower than the national average.
- around 2% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than North Balgowlah.