Crime Dashboard - Smiths Lake
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 | 3 | 492 | 43 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 271 | 11 |
| violent | 29 | 1,889 | 48 |
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 | 492 | 1,093 | -55.0% |
| motor vehicle | 271 | 1,018 | -73.4% |
| violent | 1,889 | 2,000 | -5.6% |
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 55.0% to 492 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 73.4% to 271 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.6% to 1,889 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 | Smiths Lake1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 492 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 271 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,889 | 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 Smiths Lake was 10.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 33.4% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Smiths Lake.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Smiths Lake was 62.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 73.9% lower than the national average.
- around 11% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Smiths Lake.
- the rate of violent crime in Smiths Lake was 20.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 33.2% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Smiths Lake.