Crime Dashboard - Lake Cathie
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 | 28 | 598 | 53 |
| motor vehicle | 17 | 514 | 29 |
| violent | 47 | 1,178 | 24 |
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 | 598 | 131 | 356.0% |
| motor vehicle | 514 | 337 | 52.9% |
| violent | 1,178 | 1,711 | -31.2% |
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 356.0% to 598 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 52.9% to 514 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 31.2% to 1,178 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 | Lake Cathie1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 598 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 514 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,178 | 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 Lake Cathie was 9.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 19.0% lower than the national average.
- around 53% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lake Cathie.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lake Cathie was 28.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 50.4% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lake Cathie.
- the rate of violent crime in Lake Cathie was 50.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 58.4% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lake Cathie.