Crime Dashboard - Port Kembla
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 | 37 | 847 | 71 |
| motor vehicle | 58 | 1,499 | 80 |
| violent | 107 | 2,910 | 71 |
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 | 847 | 572 | 48.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,499 | 1,176 | 27.5% |
| violent | 2,910 | 3,395 | -14.3% |
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 48.0% to 847 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 27.5% to 1,499 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.3% to 2,910 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 | Port Kembla1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 847 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,499 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,910 | 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 Port Kembla was 54.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 14.7% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Kembla.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Kembla was 108.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 44.6% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Kembla.
- the rate of violent crime in Port Kembla was 22.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.9% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Kembla.