Crime Dashboard - St Leonards (NSW)
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 | 38 | 603 | 53 |
| motor vehicle | 13 | 198 | 6 |
| violent | 125 | 1,582 | 38 |
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 | 603 | 544 | 11.0% |
| motor vehicle | 198 | 283 | -30.3% |
| violent | 1,582 | 1,664 | -4.9% |
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 11.0% to 603 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 30.3% to 198 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 4.9% to 1,582 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 | St Leonards (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 603 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 198 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,582 | 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 St Leonards (NSW) was 10.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 18.3% lower than the national average.
- around 53% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than St Leonards (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in St Leonards (NSW) was 72.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 80.9% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than St Leonards (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in St Leonards (NSW) was 33.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.1% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than St Leonards (NSW).