Crime Dashboard - Surf Beach (NSW)
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 | 16 | 895 | 74 |
| motor vehicle | 8 | 730 | 46 |
| violent | 30 | 1,752 | 44 |
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 | 895 | 637 | 40.5% |
| motor vehicle | 730 | 990 | -26.2% |
| violent | 1,752 | 3,422 | -48.8% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 40.5% to 895 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 26.2% to 730 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 48.8% to 1,752 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 | Surf Beach (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 895 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 730 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,752 | 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 Surf Beach (NSW) was 63.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 21.2% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Surf Beach (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Surf Beach (NSW) was 1.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 29.5% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Surf Beach (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Surf Beach (NSW) was 26.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 38.1% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Surf Beach (NSW).