Crime Dashboard - Oyster 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 | 5 | 156 | 6 |
| motor vehicle | 8 | 135 | 4 |
| violent | 30 | 716 | 8 |
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 | 156 | 185 | -16.0% |
| motor vehicle | 135 | 527 | -74.4% |
| violent | 716 | 901 | -20.5% |
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 16.0% to 156 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 74.4% to 135 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.5% to 716 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 | Oyster Bay1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 156 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 135 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 716 | 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 Oyster Bay was 71.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 78.9% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Oyster Bay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Oyster Bay was 81.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 87.0% lower than the national average.
- around 4% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Oyster Bay.
- the rate of violent crime in Oyster Bay was 70.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 74.7% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Oyster Bay.