Crime Dashboard - Newtown (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 | 122 | 931 | 75 |
| motor vehicle | 69 | 576 | 34 |
| violent | 443 | 3,339 | 76 |
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 | 931 | 803 | 16.0% |
| motor vehicle | 576 | 813 | -29.2% |
| violent | 3,339 | 4,151 | -19.5% |
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 16.0% to 931 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.2% to 576 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 19.5% to 3,339 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 | Newtown (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 931 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 576 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,339 | 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 Newtown (NSW) was 70.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 26.1% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newtown (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newtown (NSW) was 19.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.5% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newtown (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Newtown (NSW) was 40.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 18.0% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newtown (NSW).