Crime Dashboard - Scotts Head
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 | 3 | 508 | 44 |
| motor vehicle | 8 | 908 | 56 |
| violent | 30 | 3,107 | 73 |
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 | 508 | 788 | -35.6% |
| motor vehicle | 908 | 561 | 61.8% |
| violent | 3,107 | 2,372 | 31.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 35.6% to 508 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 61.8% to 908 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 31.0% to 3,107 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 | Scotts Head1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 508 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 908 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,107 | 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 Scotts Head was 7.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 31.3% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Scotts Head.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Scotts Head was 26.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 12.4% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Scotts Head.
- the rate of violent crime in Scotts Head was 30.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 9.8% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Scotts Head.