Crime Dashboard - Jesmond

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-ins491,69694
motor vehicle602,65896
violent1706,28292

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-ins1,6961,723 -1.6%
motor vehicle2,6582,822 -5.8%
violent6,2829,503-33.9%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 1.6% to 1,696 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.8% to 2,658 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 33.9% to 6,282 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
Jesmond1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins1,696547739
motor vehicle2,6587181,036
violent6,2822,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Jesmond was 210.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 129.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Jesmond.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Jesmond was 270.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 156.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Jesmond.
  • the rate of violent crime in Jesmond was 163.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 122.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Jesmond.