Crime Dashboard - Seaham
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 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| motor vehicle | 1 | 134 | 4 |
| violent | 9 | 997 | 17 |
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 | 61 | 218 | -71.9% |
| motor vehicle | 134 | 467 | -71.3% |
| violent | 997 | 1,485 | -32.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 71.9% to 61 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 71.3% to 134 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 32.9% to 997 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 | Seaham1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 61 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 134 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 997 | 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 Seaham was 88.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 91.7% lower than the national average.
- around 2% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Seaham.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Seaham was 81.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 87.0% lower than the national average.
- around 4% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Seaham.
- the rate of violent crime in Seaham was 58.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 64.7% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Seaham.