Crime Dashboard - Newcastle
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 | 1,615 | 1,155 | 91 |
| motor vehicle | 2,597 | 2,026 | 94 |
| violent | 4,236 | 2,992 | 70 |
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 | 1,155 | 959 | 20.5% |
| motor vehicle | 2,026 | 1,889 | 7.2% |
| violent | 2,992 | 3,420 | -12.5% |
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 20.5% to 1,155 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 7.2% to 2,026 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.5% to 2,992 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 | Newcastle1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,155 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,026 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,992 | 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 Newcastle was 111.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 56.4% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newcastle.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newcastle was 182.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 95.5% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newcastle.
- the rate of violent crime in Newcastle was 25.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 5.8% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newcastle.