Crime Dashboard - Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW)
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 | 2 | 191 | 10 |
| motor vehicle | 1 | 350 | 17 |
| violent | 7 | 1,160 | 23 |
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 | 191 | 506 | -62.3% |
| motor vehicle | 350 | 641 | -45.4% |
| violent | 1,160 | 612 | 89.6% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 62.3% to 191 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 45.4% to 350 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 89.6% to 1,160 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 | Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 191 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 350 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,160 | 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 Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) was 65.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 74.2% lower than the national average.
- around 10% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) was 51.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 66.2% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) was 51.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 59.0% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW).