Crime Dashboard - Norwest
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 | 17 | 538 | 47 |
| motor vehicle | 9 | 350 | 17 |
| violent | 64 | 1,668 | 41 |
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 | 538 | 813 | -33.8% |
| motor vehicle | 350 | 467 | -25.0% |
| violent | 1,668 | 2,094 | -20.3% |
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 33.8% to 538 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.0% to 350 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.3% to 1,668 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 | Norwest1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 538 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 350 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,668 | 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 Norwest was 1.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 27.1% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Norwest.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Norwest was 51.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 66.2% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Norwest.
- the rate of violent crime in Norwest was 30.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 41.0% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Norwest.