Crime Dashboard - Sydney
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 | 43 | 272 | 18 |
| motor vehicle | 71 | 680 | 42 |
| violent | 1,755 | 11,657 | 98 |
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 | 272 | 266 | 2.3% |
| motor vehicle | 680 | 853 | -20.3% |
| violent | 11,657 | 11,783 | -1.1% |
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 2.3% to 272 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.3% to 680 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 1.1% to 11,657 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 | Sydney1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 272 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 680 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 11,657 | 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 Sydney was 50.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 63.2% lower than the national average.
- around 18% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Sydney.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Sydney was 5.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 34.4% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Sydney.
- the rate of violent crime in Sydney was 389.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 312.0% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Sydney.