Crime Dashboard - North Sydney
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 | 36 | 377 | 30 |
| motor vehicle | 10 | 219 | 7 |
| violent | 139 | 1,561 | 37 |
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 | 377 | 319 | 18.0% |
| motor vehicle | 219 | 219 | 0.1% |
| violent | 1,561 | 1,502 | 3.9% |
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 18.0% to 377 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 0.1% to 219 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 3.9% to 1,561 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 Sydney1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 377 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 219 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,561 | 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 Sydney was 31.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 49.0% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than North Sydney.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in North Sydney was 69.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 78.9% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than North Sydney.
- the rate of violent crime in North Sydney was 34.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.8% lower than the national average.
- around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than North Sydney.