Crime Dashboard - Pottsville
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 | 24 | 314 | 23 |
| motor vehicle | 30 | 586 | 35 |
| violent | 56 | 1,088 | 20 |
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 | 314 | 301 | 4.3% |
| motor vehicle | 586 | 307 | 90.5% |
| violent | 1,088 | 1,393 | -21.9% |
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 4.3% to 314 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 90.5% to 586 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.9% to 1,088 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 | Pottsville1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 314 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 586 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,088 | 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 Pottsville was 42.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 57.5% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Pottsville.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Pottsville was 18.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 43.5% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Pottsville.
- the rate of violent crime in Pottsville was 54.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 61.5% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Pottsville.