Crime Dashboard - South Nowra
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 | 18 | 616 | 54 |
| motor vehicle | 44 | 1,612 | 83 |
| violent | 116 | 3,439 | 77 |
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 | 616 | 389 | 58.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,612 | 1,082 | 48.9% |
| violent | 3,439 | 3,696 | -7.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 58.4% to 616 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 48.9% to 1,612 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.0% to 3,439 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 Nowra1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 616 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,612 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,439 | 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 Nowra was 12.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 16.6% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Nowra.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Nowra was 124.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 55.5% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Nowra.
- the rate of violent crime in South Nowra was 44.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 21.6% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Nowra.