Crime Dashboard - Shellharbour
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 | 13 | 417 | 35 |
| motor vehicle | 26 | 1,014 | 62 |
| violent | 73 | 2,220 | 56 |
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 | 417 | 454 | -8.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,014 | 935 | 8.5% |
| violent | 2,220 | 3,377 | -34.3% |
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 8.0% to 417 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 8.5% to 1,014 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 34.3% to 2,220 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 | Shellharbour1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 417 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,014 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,220 | 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 Shellharbour was 23.7% 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 break-ins than Shellharbour.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Shellharbour was 41.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.1% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Shellharbour.
- the rate of violent crime in Shellharbour was 6.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 21.5% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Shellharbour.