Crime Dashboard - Newcastle East
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 | 23 | 2,442 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 27 | 3,331 | 98 |
| violent | 83 | 8,043 | 96 |
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 | 2,442 | 3,100 | -21.2% |
| motor vehicle | 3,331 | 4,190 | -20.5% |
| violent | 8,043 | 9,136 | -12.0% |
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 21.2% to 2,442 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.5% to 3,331 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.0% to 8,043 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 | Newcastle East1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,442 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,331 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 8,043 | 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 Newcastle East was 346.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 230.6% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newcastle East.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newcastle East was 363.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 221.4% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newcastle East.
- the rate of violent crime in Newcastle East was 237.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 184.3% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newcastle East.