Crime Dashboard - Valley Heights
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 | 2 | 165 | 7 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 242 | 9 |
| violent | 10 | 1,052 | 19 |
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 | 165 | 47 | 249.6% |
| motor vehicle | 242 | 200 | 20.8% |
| violent | 1,052 | 318 | 230.5% |
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 249.6% to 165 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 20.8% to 242 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 230.5% to 1,052 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 | Valley Heights1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 165 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 242 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,052 | 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 Valley Heights was 69.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 77.7% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Valley Heights.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Valley Heights was 66.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 76.7% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Valley Heights.
- the rate of violent crime in Valley Heights was 55.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 62.8% lower than the national average.
- around 19% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Valley Heights.