Crime Dashboard - Hamilton (NSW)

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-ins761,87396
motor vehicle1684,12699
violent2636,03692

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-ins1,8731,38834.9%
motor vehicle4,1263,35223.1%
violent6,0365,902 2.3%

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 34.9% to 1,873 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 23.1% to 4,126 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 2.3% to 6,036 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
Hamilton (NSW)1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins1,873547739
motor vehicle4,1267181,036
violent6,0362,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Hamilton (NSW) was 242.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 153.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hamilton (NSW).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hamilton (NSW) was 474.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 298.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hamilton (NSW).
  • the rate of violent crime in Hamilton (NSW) was 153.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 113.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hamilton (NSW).