Crime Dashboard - Westmead
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 | 144 | 1,100 | 81 |
| motor vehicle | 123 | 969 | 59 |
| violent | 321 | 2,317 | 59 |
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 | 1,100 | 953 | 15.4% |
| motor vehicle | 969 | 930 | 4.2% |
| violent | 2,317 | 2,697 | -14.1% |
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 15.4% to 1,100 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.2% to 969 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.1% to 2,317 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 | Westmead1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,100 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 969 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,317 | 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 Westmead was 101.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 48.9% higher than the national average.
- around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Westmead.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Westmead was 34.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 6.5% lower than the national average.
- around 59% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Westmead.
- the rate of violent crime in Westmead was 2.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 18.1% lower than the national average.
- around 59% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Westmead.