Crime Dashboard - Karuah

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-ins541235
motor vehicle151,07364
violent764,50086

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-ins41227450.8%
motor vehicle1,07387622.6%
violent4,5003,52627.6%

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 50.8% to 412 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 22.6% to 1,073 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 27.6% to 4,500 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
Karuah1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins412547739
motor vehicle1,0737181,036
violent4,5002,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Karuah was 24.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Karuah.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Karuah was 49.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 3.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Karuah.
  • the rate of violent crime in Karuah was 88.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 59.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Karuah.