Crime Dashboard - South Kempsey
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 | 90 | 4,879 | 100 |
| motor vehicle | 43 | 2,884 | 97 |
| violent | 302 | 11,705 | 98 |
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 | 4,879 | 5,563 | -12.3% |
| motor vehicle | 2,884 | 4,747 | -39.2% |
| violent | 11,705 | 11,277 | 3.8% |
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 12.3% to 4,879 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 39.2% to 2,884 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 3.8% to 11,705 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 Kempsey1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,879 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,884 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 11,705 | 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 South Kempsey was 792.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 560.6% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Kempsey.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Kempsey was 301.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 178.3% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Kempsey.
- the rate of violent crime in South Kempsey was 391.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 313.8% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Kempsey.