Crime Dashboard - Thornleigh

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-ins2226217
motor vehicle2549928
violent8098616

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-ins262256 2.3%
motor vehicle499347 43.9%
violent9861,323-25.5%

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 262 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 43.9% to 499 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 25.5% to 986 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
Thornleigh1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins262547739
motor vehicle4997181,036
violent9862,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Thornleigh was 52.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 64.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Thornleigh.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Thornleigh was 30.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 51.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Thornleigh.
  • the rate of violent crime in Thornleigh was 58.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 65.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Thornleigh.