Crime Dashboard - Ermington

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-ins5953747
motor vehicle5472045
violent1481,36730

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-ins537504 6.6%
motor vehicle720668 7.8%
violent1,3671,847-26.0%

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 6.6% to 537 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 7.8% to 720 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 26.0% to 1,367 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
Ermington1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins537547739
motor vehicle7207181,036
violent1,3672,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Ermington was 1.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 27.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ermington.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ermington was 0.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 30.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 45% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ermington.
  • the rate of violent crime in Ermington was 42.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 51.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ermington.