Crime Dashboard - Cronulla

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-ins5634226
motor vehicle4030714
violent2761,90049

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-ins342299 14.2%
motor vehicle307506-39.3%
violent1,9002,353-19.2%

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 14.2% to 342 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 39.3% to 307 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 19.2% to 1,900 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
Cronulla1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins342547739
motor vehicle3077181,036
violent1,9002,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Cronulla was 37.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 53.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cronulla.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cronulla was 57.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 70.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cronulla.
  • the rate of violent crime in Cronulla was 20.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 32.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cronulla.