Crime Dashboard - Caves 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 | 12 | 306 | 21 |
| motor vehicle | 21 | 585 | 35 |
| violent | 46 | 1,436 | 33 |
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 | 306 | 293 | 4.4% |
| motor vehicle | 585 | 516 | 13.3% |
| violent | 1,436 | 1,610 | -10.8% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 4.4% to 306 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 13.3% to 585 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.8% to 1,436 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 | Caves Beach1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 306 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 585 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,436 | 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 Caves Beach was 44.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 58.6% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Caves Beach.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Caves Beach was 18.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 43.6% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Caves Beach.
- the rate of violent crime in Caves Beach was 39.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 49.2% lower than the national average.
- around 33% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Caves Beach.