Crime Dashboard - Swansea (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 | 24 | 514 | 45 |
| motor vehicle | 44 | 912 | 56 |
| violent | 165 | 3,663 | 80 |
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 | 514 | 564 | -8.9% |
| motor vehicle | 912 | 977 | -6.6% |
| violent | 3,663 | 4,433 | -17.4% |
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 8.9% to 514 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.6% to 912 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 17.4% to 3,663 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 | Swansea (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 514 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 912 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,663 | 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 Swansea (NSW) was 6.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 30.4% lower than the national average.
- around 45% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Swansea (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Swansea (NSW) was 27.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 12.0% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Swansea (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Swansea (NSW) was 53.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 29.5% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Swansea (NSW).