Crime Dashboard - Moruya Heads
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 | 2 | 399 | 33 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 691 | 43 |
| violent | 13 | 1,095 | 21 |
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 | 399 | 149 | 168.0% |
| motor vehicle | 691 | 779 | -11.3% |
| violent | 1,095 | 1,960 | -44.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 168.0% to 399 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.3% to 691 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 44.1% to 1,095 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 | Moruya Heads1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 399 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 691 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,095 | 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 Moruya Heads was 27.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 46.0% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Moruya Heads.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Moruya Heads was 3.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 33.3% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Moruya Heads.
- the rate of violent crime in Moruya Heads was 54.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 61.3% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Moruya Heads.