Crime Dashboard - South Hurstville

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-ins81859
motor vehicle112429
violent441,24426

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-ins18594 95.9%
motor vehicle242389-37.8%
violent1,2441,541-19.3%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 95.9% to 185 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.8% to 242 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 19.3% to 1,244 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
South Hurstville1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins185547739
motor vehicle2427181,036
violent1,2442,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in South Hurstville was 66.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 74.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Hurstville.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Hurstville was 66.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 76.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Hurstville.
  • the rate of violent crime in South Hurstville was 47.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 56.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Hurstville.