Crime Dashboard - Thornton (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 | 46 | 546 | 48 |
| motor vehicle | 65 | 931 | 57 |
| violent | 261 | 2,576 | 65 |
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 | 546 | 387 | 41.0% |
| motor vehicle | 931 | 1,171 | -20.5% |
| violent | 2,576 | 2,888 | -10.8% |
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 41.0% to 546 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.5% to 931 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.8% to 2,576 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 | Thornton (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 546 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 931 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,576 | 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 Thornton (NSW) was 0.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 26.0% lower than the national average.
- around 48% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Thornton (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Thornton (NSW) was 29.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 10.2% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Thornton (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Thornton (NSW) was 8.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 9.0% lower than the national average.
- around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Thornton (NSW).