Crime Dashboard - Shoalhaven
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 | 479 | 516 | 33 |
| motor vehicle | 587 | 663 | 25 |
| violent | 2,665 | 2,911 | 68 |
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 | 516 | 464 | 11.3% |
| motor vehicle | 663 | 646 | 2.6% |
| violent | 2,911 | 3,186 | -8.6% |
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 11.3% to 516 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 2.6% to 663 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 8.6% to 2,911 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 | Shoalhaven1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 516 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 663 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,911 | 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 Shoalhaven was 5.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 30.1% lower than the national average.
- around 33% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Shoalhaven.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Shoalhaven was 7.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 36.0% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Shoalhaven.
- the rate of violent crime in Shoalhaven was 22.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.9% higher than the national average.
- around 68% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Shoalhaven.