Crime Dashboard - Canterbury (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 | 44 | 587 | 52 |
| motor vehicle | 39 | 523 | 30 |
| violent | 131 | 1,622 | 39 |
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 | 587 | 359 | 63.5% |
| motor vehicle | 523 | 620 | -15.6% |
| violent | 1,622 | 1,638 | -1.0% |
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 63.5% to 587 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.6% to 523 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 1.0% to 1,622 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 | Canterbury (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 587 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 523 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,622 | 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 Canterbury (NSW) was 7.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 20.5% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Canterbury (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Canterbury (NSW) was 27.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 49.5% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Canterbury (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Canterbury (NSW) was 31.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 42.7% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Canterbury (NSW).