Crime Dashboard - Waratah (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 | 38 | 942 | 76 |
| motor vehicle | 72 | 2,061 | 91 |
| violent | 206 | 4,938 | 88 |
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 | 942 | 903 | 4.3% |
| motor vehicle | 2,061 | 1,511 | 36.4% |
| violent | 4,938 | 4,860 | 1.6% |
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 4.3% to 942 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 36.4% to 2,061 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 1.6% to 4,938 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 | Waratah (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 942 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,061 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,938 | 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 Waratah (NSW) was 72.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 27.5% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Waratah (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Waratah (NSW) was 186.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 98.8% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Waratah (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Waratah (NSW) was 107.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 74.6% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Waratah (NSW).