Crime Dashboard - Kew (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 | 5 | 359 | 28 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 554 | 32 |
| violent | 27 | 1,933 | 49 |
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 | 359 | 356 | 0.8% |
| motor vehicle | 554 | 784 | -29.4% |
| violent | 1,933 | 1,981 | -2.4% |
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 0.8% to 359 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.4% to 554 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 2.4% to 1,933 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 | Kew (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 359 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 554 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,933 | 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 Kew (NSW) was 34.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 51.4% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kew (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kew (NSW) was 22.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 46.5% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kew (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Kew (NSW) was 18.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 31.7% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kew (NSW).