Crime Dashboard - Kensington (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 | 48 | 467 | 41 |
| motor vehicle | 39 | 437 | 24 |
| violent | 178 | 1,446 | 33 |
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 | 467 | 500 | -6.5% |
| motor vehicle | 437 | 462 | -5.5% |
| violent | 1,446 | 1,608 | -10.1% |
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 6.5% to 467 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 5.5% to 437 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.1% to 1,446 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 | Kensington (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 467 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 437 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,446 | 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 Kensington (NSW) was 14.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 36.7% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kensington (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kensington (NSW) was 39.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 57.9% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kensington (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Kensington (NSW) was 39.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 48.9% lower than the national average.
- around 33% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kensington (NSW).