Crime Dashboard - Blacksmiths
New South Wales • Suburb • 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 | 9 | 690 | 60 |
| motor vehicle | 15 | 1,520 | 80 |
| violent | 36 | 2,087 | 53 |
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 | 690 | 834 | -17.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,520 | 1,187 | 28.0% |
| violent | 2,087 | 1,941 | 7.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 17.3% to 690 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 28.0% to 1,520 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 7.5% to 2,087 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 | Blacksmiths1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 690 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,520 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,087 | 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 Blacksmiths was 26.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 6.6% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Blacksmiths.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Blacksmiths was 111.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 46.6% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Blacksmiths.
- the rate of violent crime in Blacksmiths was 12.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 26.2% lower than the national average.
- around 53% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Blacksmiths.