Crime Dashboard - Norah Head
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 | 7 | 450 | 39 |
| motor vehicle | 14 | 1,176 | 69 |
| violent | 32 | 3,400 | 77 |
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 | 450 | 388 | 15.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,176 | 2,003 | -41.3% |
| violent | 3,400 | 4,348 | -21.8% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 15.7% to 450 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 41.3% to 1,176 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.8% to 3,400 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 | Norah Head1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 450 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,176 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,400 | 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 Norah Head was 17.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 39.1% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Norah Head.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Norah Head was 63.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 13.4% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Norah Head.
- the rate of violent crime in Norah Head was 42.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 20.2% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Norah Head.