Crime Dashboard - Nelson Bay (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 | 22 | 553 | 49 |
| motor vehicle | 23 | 598 | 36 |
| violent | 149 | 2,999 | 72 |
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 | 553 | 654 | -15.4% |
| motor vehicle | 598 | 827 | -27.7% |
| violent | 2,999 | 3,786 | -20.8% |
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 15.4% to 553 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 27.7% to 598 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.8% to 2,999 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 | Nelson Bay (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 553 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 598 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,999 | 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 Nelson Bay (NSW) was 1.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 25.1% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Nelson Bay (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Nelson Bay (NSW) was 16.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 42.3% lower than the national average.
- around 36% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Nelson Bay (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Nelson Bay (NSW) was 25.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 6.0% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Nelson Bay (NSW).