Crime Dashboard - Willoughby East

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-ins11738
motor vehicle22287
violent52651

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-ins173149 16.2%
motor vehicle228551-58.5%
violent265202 31.3%

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 16.2% to 173 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 58.5% to 228 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 31.3% to 265 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
Willoughby East1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins173547739
motor vehicle2287181,036
violent2652,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Willoughby East was 68.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 76.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Willoughby East.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Willoughby East was 68.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 78.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Willoughby East.
  • the rate of violent crime in Willoughby East was 88.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 90.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 2% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Willoughby East.