Crime Dashboard - Castlereagh

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-ins436429
motor vehicle545825
violent282,34760

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-ins364576-36.8%
motor vehicle458883-48.1%
violent2,3472,466 -4.8%

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 36.8% to 364 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 48.1% to 458 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 4.8% to 2,347 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
Castlereagh1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins364547739
motor vehicle4587181,036
violent2,3472,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Castlereagh was 33.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 50.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Castlereagh.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Castlereagh was 36.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 55.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Castlereagh.
  • the rate of violent crime in Castlereagh was 1.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 17.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Castlereagh.