Crime Dashboard - Terrigal

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-ins3024214
motor vehicle3833716
violent2012,19355

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-ins242315-23.1%
motor vehicle337498-32.3%
violent2,1932,395 -8.4%

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 23.1% to 242 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 32.3% to 337 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 8.4% to 2,193 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
Terrigal1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins242547739
motor vehicle3377181,036
violent2,1932,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Terrigal was 55.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 67.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Terrigal.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Terrigal was 53.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 67.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Terrigal.
  • the rate of violent crime in Terrigal was 8.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 22.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Terrigal.