Crime Dashboard - Kiama
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 | 62 | 262 | 6 |
| motor vehicle | 134 | 704 | 28 |
| violent | 184 | 977 | 5 |
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 | 262 | 222 | 17.9% |
| motor vehicle | 704 | 620 | 13.6% |
| violent | 977 | 1,136 | -14.0% |
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 17.9% to 262 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 13.6% to 704 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.0% to 977 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 | Kiama1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 262 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 704 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 977 | 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 Kiama was 52.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 64.5% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kiama.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kiama was 2.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 32.1% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kiama.
- the rate of violent crime in Kiama was 59.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 65.5% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kiama.