Crime Dashboard - Central Coast (NSW)
New South Wales • LGA • 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 | 1,226 | 433 | 22 |
| motor vehicle | 1,901 | 712 | 29 |
| violent | 8,621 | 3,033 | 72 |
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 | 433 | 367 | 18.0% |
| motor vehicle | 712 | 769 | -7.4% |
| violent | 3,033 | 3,220 | -5.8% |
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 18.0% to 433 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.4% to 712 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.8% to 3,033 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 | Central Coast (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 433 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 712 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,033 | 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 Central Coast (NSW) was 20.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 41.4% lower than the national average.
- around 22% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Central Coast (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Central Coast (NSW) was 0.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 31.3% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Central Coast (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Central Coast (NSW) was 27.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 7.2% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Central Coast (NSW).