Crime Dashboard - Hamilton South

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-ins983,23999
motor vehicle812,78896
violent2236,61493

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-ins3,2392,989 8.3%
motor vehicle2,7882,49911.6%
violent6,6147,078-6.6%

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 8.3% to 3,239 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 11.6% to 2,788 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 6.6% to 6,614 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 South1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins3,239547739
motor vehicle2,7887181,036
violent6,6142,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Hamilton South was 492.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 338.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hamilton South.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hamilton South was 288.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 169.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hamilton South.
  • the rate of violent crime in Hamilton South was 177.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 133.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hamilton South.