Crime Dashboard - Sydenham (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 | 4 | 526 | 46 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 967 | 59 |
| violent | 25 | 3,201 | 75 |
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 | 526 | 203 | 158.6% |
| motor vehicle | 967 | 435 | 122.2% |
| violent | 3,201 | 3,664 | -12.6% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 158.6% to 526 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 122.2% to 967 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.6% to 3,201 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 | Sydenham (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 526 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 967 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,201 | 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 Sydenham (NSW) was 3.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 28.8% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Sydenham (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Sydenham (NSW) was 34.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 6.7% lower than the national average.
- around 59% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Sydenham (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Sydenham (NSW) was 34.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 13.1% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Sydenham (NSW).