Crime Dashboard - Kempsey
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 | 500 | 2,044 | 98 |
| motor vehicle | 368 | 1,731 | 90 |
| violent | 1,444 | 5,419 | 94 |
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 | 2,044 | 1,877 | 8.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,731 | 1,744 | -0.7% |
| violent | 5,419 | 5,577 | -2.8% |
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 8.9% to 2,044 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 0.7% to 1,731 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 2.8% to 5,419 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 | Kempsey1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,044 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,731 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,419 | 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 Kempsey was 273.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 176.8% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kempsey.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kempsey was 141.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 67.1% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kempsey.
- the rate of violent crime in Kempsey was 127.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 91.5% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kempsey.