Crime Dashboard - Canton Beach
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 | 6 | 317 | 23 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 1,163 | 69 |
| violent | 75 | 5,780 | 91 |
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 | 317 | 688 | -53.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,163 | 1,046 | 11.2% |
| violent | 5,780 | 5,049 | 14.5% |
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 53.9% to 317 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 11.2% to 1,163 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 14.5% to 5,780 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 | Canton Beach1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 317 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,163 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,780 | 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 Canton Beach was 42.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 57.1% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Canton Beach.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Canton Beach was 61.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 12.2% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Canton Beach.
- the rate of violent crime in Canton Beach was 142.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 104.3% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Canton Beach.