Crime Dashboard - Portland (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 | 18 | 846 | 71 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 496 | 28 |
| violent | 98 | 3,735 | 80 |
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 | 846 | 481 | 76.1% |
| motor vehicle | 496 | 261 | 90.0% |
| violent | 3,735 | 4,073 | -8.3% |
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 76.1% to 846 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 90.0% to 496 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 8.3% to 3,735 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 | Portland (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 846 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 496 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,735 | 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 Portland (NSW) was 54.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 14.6% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Portland (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Portland (NSW) was 31.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 52.2% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Portland (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Portland (NSW) was 56.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 32.0% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Portland (NSW).