Crime Dashboard - Shellharbour
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 | 254 | 380 | 15 |
| motor vehicle | 402 | 664 | 25 |
| violent | 1,324 | 2,086 | 38 |
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 | 380 | 355 | 7.1% |
| motor vehicle | 664 | 718 | -7.5% |
| violent | 2,086 | 2,263 | -7.8% |
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 7.1% to 380 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.5% to 664 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.8% to 2,086 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 | Shellharbour1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 380 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 664 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,086 | 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 Shellharbour was 30.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 48.5% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Shellharbour.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Shellharbour was 7.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 35.9% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Shellharbour.
- the rate of violent crime in Shellharbour was 12.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 26.3% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Shellharbour.