Crime Dashboard - Palm Beach (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 | 8 | 583 | 51 |
| motor vehicle | 6 | 557 | 32 |
| violent | 13 | 747 | 9 |
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 | 583 | 778 | -25.0% |
| motor vehicle | 557 | 1,252 | -55.5% |
| violent | 747 | 689 | 8.4% |
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 25.0% to 583 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 55.5% to 557 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 8.4% to 747 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 | Palm Beach (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 583 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 557 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 747 | 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 Palm Beach (NSW) was 6.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 21.0% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Palm Beach (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Palm Beach (NSW) was 22.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 46.3% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Palm Beach (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Palm Beach (NSW) was 68.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 73.6% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Palm Beach (NSW).