Crime Dashboard - Carrington (Newcastle - 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 | 15 | 771 | 66 |
| motor vehicle | 26 | 1,340 | 75 |
| violent | 40 | 2,023 | 52 |
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 | 771 | 541 | 42.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,340 | 1,427 | -6.1% |
| violent | 2,023 | 3,016 | -32.9% |
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 42.5% to 771 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.1% to 1,340 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 32.9% to 2,023 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 | Carrington (Newcastle - NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 771 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,340 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,023 | 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 Carrington (Newcastle - NSW) was 41.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 4.4% higher than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Carrington (Newcastle - NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Carrington (Newcastle - NSW) was 86.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 29.3% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Carrington (Newcastle - NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Carrington (Newcastle - NSW) was 15.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 28.5% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Carrington (Newcastle - NSW).