Crime Dashboard - Salt Ash

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-ins438832
motor vehicle548828
violent282,76768

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-ins388200 94.1%
motor vehicle488498 -2.0%
violent2,7673,258-15.1%

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 94.1% to 388 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.0% to 488 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 15.1% to 2,767 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
Salt Ash1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins388547739
motor vehicle4887181,036
violent2,7672,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Salt Ash was 29.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 47.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Salt Ash.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Salt Ash was 32.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 52.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Salt Ash.
  • the rate of violent crime in Salt Ash was 16.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Salt Ash.