Crime Dashboard - Cessnock
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 | 449 | 860 | 68 |
| motor vehicle | 649 | 1,324 | 79 |
| violent | 1,897 | 3,247 | 78 |
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 | 860 | 705 | 22.1% |
| motor vehicle | 1,324 | 1,413 | -6.3% |
| violent | 3,247 | 3,325 | -2.3% |
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 22.1% to 860 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.3% to 1,324 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 2.3% to 3,247 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 | Cessnock1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 860 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,324 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,247 | 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 Cessnock was 57.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 16.4% higher than the national average.
- around 68% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cessnock.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cessnock was 84.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 27.7% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cessnock.
- the rate of violent crime in Cessnock was 36.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 14.8% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cessnock.