Crime Dashboard - Fern Bay
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 | 7 | 323 | 24 |
| motor vehicle | 16 | 437 | 24 |
| violent | 49 | 1,185 | 24 |
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 | 323 | 235 | 37.3% |
| motor vehicle | 437 | 690 | -36.7% |
| violent | 1,185 | 1,316 | -9.9% |
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 37.3% to 323 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 36.7% to 437 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.9% to 1,185 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 | Fern Bay1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 323 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 437 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,185 | 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 Fern Bay was 41.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 56.3% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Fern Bay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Fern Bay was 39.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 57.9% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Fern Bay.
- the rate of violent crime in Fern Bay was 50.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 58.1% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Fern Bay.