Crime Dashboard - Cardiff South
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 | 5 | 214 | 11 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 377 | 19 |
| violent | 48 | 1,460 | 34 |
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 | 214 | 226 | -5.1% |
| motor vehicle | 377 | 535 | -29.5% |
| violent | 1,460 | 1,225 | 19.1% |
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 5.1% to 214 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.5% to 377 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 19.1% to 1,460 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 | Cardiff South1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 214 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 377 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,460 | 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 Cardiff South was 60.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 71.0% lower than the national average.
- around 11% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cardiff South.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cardiff South was 47.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 63.6% lower than the national average.
- around 19% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cardiff South.
- the rate of violent crime in Cardiff South was 38.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 48.4% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cardiff South.