Crime Dashboard - Crescent Head
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 | 30 | 2,215 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 21 | 2,618 | 95 |
| violent | 33 | 2,786 | 69 |
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 | 2,215 | 1,716 | 29.1% |
| motor vehicle | 2,618 | 2,395 | 9.3% |
| violent | 2,786 | 4,009 | -30.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 29.1% to 2,215 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 9.3% to 2,618 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 30.5% to 2,786 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 | Crescent Head1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,215 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,618 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,786 | 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 Crescent Head was 305.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 199.9% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Crescent Head.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Crescent Head was 264.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 152.6% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Crescent Head.
- the rate of violent crime in Crescent Head was 16.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 1.5% lower than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Crescent Head.