Crime Dashboard - Safety 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 | 4 | 231 | 13 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 446 | 24 |
| violent | 7 | 611 | 6 |
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 | 231 | 153 | 51.1% |
| motor vehicle | 446 | 654 | -31.9% |
| violent | 611 | 624 | -2.1% |
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 51.1% to 231 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 31.9% to 446 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 2.1% to 611 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 | Safety Beach (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 231 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 446 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 611 | 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 Safety Beach (NSW) was 57.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 68.7% lower than the national average.
- around 13% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Safety Beach (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Safety Beach (NSW) was 37.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 57.0% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Safety Beach (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Safety Beach (NSW) was 74.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 78.4% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Safety Beach (NSW).