Crime Dashboard - Waratah West
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 | 15 | 749 | 65 |
| motor vehicle | 42 | 2,006 | 90 |
| violent | 59 | 2,585 | 65 |
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 | 749 | 760 | -1.5% |
| motor vehicle | 2,006 | 1,459 | 37.5% |
| violent | 2,585 | 3,096 | -16.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 1.5% to 749 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 37.5% to 2,006 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.5% to 2,585 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 West1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 749 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,006 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,585 | 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 West was 36.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 1.3% higher than the national average.
- around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Waratah West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Waratah West was 179.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 93.6% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Waratah West.
- the rate of violent crime in Waratah West was 8.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 8.6% lower than the national average.
- around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Waratah West.