Crime Dashboard - Wahroonga
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 | 33 | 208 | 11 |
| motor vehicle | 45 | 292 | 12 |
| violent | 93 | 599 | 5 |
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 | 208 | 193 | 7.9% |
| motor vehicle | 292 | 283 | 3.2% |
| violent | 599 | 628 | -4.7% |
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 7.9% to 208 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 3.2% to 292 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 4.7% to 599 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 | Wahroonga1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 208 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 292 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 599 | 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 Wahroonga was 62.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 71.9% lower than the national average.
- around 11% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wahroonga.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wahroonga was 59.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 71.8% lower than the national average.
- around 12% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wahroonga.
- the rate of violent crime in Wahroonga was 74.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 78.8% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wahroonga.