Crime Dashboard - Kelso (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-ins | 69 | 858 | 72 |
| motor vehicle | 43 | 630 | 39 |
| violent | 450 | 5,165 | 89 |
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 | 858 | 736 | 16.6% |
| motor vehicle | 630 | 1,040 | -39.4% |
| violent | 5,165 | 5,891 | -12.3% |
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 16.6% to 858 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 39.4% to 630 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.3% to 5,165 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 | Kelso (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 858 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 630 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,165 | 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 Kelso (NSW) was 56.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 16.1% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kelso (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kelso (NSW) was 12.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 39.2% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kelso (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Kelso (NSW) was 116.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 82.6% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kelso (NSW).