Crime Dashboard - Townsend
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 | 1 | 252 | 15 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 627 | 38 |
| violent | 17 | 2,063 | 52 |
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 | 252 | 341 | -26.0% |
| motor vehicle | 627 | 324 | 93.7% |
| violent | 2,063 | 1,697 | 21.6% |
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 26.0% to 252 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 93.7% to 627 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 21.6% to 2,063 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 | Townsend1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 252 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 627 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,063 | 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 Townsend was 53.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 65.8% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Townsend.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Townsend was 12.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 39.5% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Townsend.
- the rate of violent crime in Townsend was 13.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 27.1% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Townsend.