Crime Dashboard - South West Rocks
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 | 1,563 | 92 |
| motor vehicle | 62 | 1,424 | 78 |
| violent | 104 | 2,270 | 57 |
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 | 1,563 | 642 | 143.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,424 | 646 | 120.3% |
| violent | 2,270 | 3,564 | -36.3% |
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 143.5% to 1,563 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 120.3% to 1,424 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 36.3% to 2,270 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 West Rocks1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,563 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,424 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,270 | 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 West Rocks was 185.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 111.7% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South West Rocks.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South West Rocks was 98.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 37.4% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South West Rocks.
- the rate of violent crime in South West Rocks was 4.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 19.7% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South West Rocks.