Crime Dashboard - East Kempsey

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-ins282,96999
motor vehicle152,37494
violent725,88692

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-ins2,9691,72472.2%
motor vehicle2,3742,10412.8%
violent5,8863,62462.4%

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 72.2% to 2,969 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 12.8% to 2,374 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 62.4% to 5,886 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
East Kempsey1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins2,969547739
motor vehicle2,3747181,036
violent5,8862,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in East Kempsey was 442.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 301.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than East Kempsey.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in East Kempsey was 230.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 129.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than East Kempsey.
  • the rate of violent crime in East Kempsey was 147.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 108.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than East Kempsey.