Crime Dashboard - Woy Woy
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 | 62 | 742 | 64 |
| motor vehicle | 70 | 990 | 61 |
| violent | 424 | 4,785 | 87 |
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 | 742 | 548 | 35.4% |
| motor vehicle | 990 | 702 | 41.0% |
| violent | 4,785 | 4,687 | 2.1% |
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 35.4% to 742 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 41.0% to 990 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 2.1% to 4,785 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 | Woy Woy1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 742 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 990 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,785 | 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 Woy Woy was 35.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 0.5% higher than the national average.
- around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Woy Woy.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Woy Woy was 37.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 4.5% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Woy Woy.
- the rate of violent crime in Woy Woy was 100.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 69.1% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Woy Woy.