Crime Dashboard - Sandy Beach
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 | 9 | 259 | 16 |
| motor vehicle | 24 | 881 | 55 |
| violent | 56 | 2,345 | 60 |
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 | 259 | 271 | -4.2% |
| motor vehicle | 881 | 633 | 39.0% |
| violent | 2,345 | 2,627 | -10.7% |
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 4.2% to 259 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 39.0% to 881 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.7% to 2,345 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 | Sandy Beach1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 259 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 881 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,345 | 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 Sandy Beach was 52.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 64.9% lower than the national average.
- around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Sandy Beach.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Sandy Beach was 22.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 15.0% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Sandy Beach.
- the rate of violent crime in Sandy Beach was 1.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 17.1% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Sandy Beach.