Crime Dashboard - Ultimo

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-ins5685771
motor vehicle3960837
violent1592,17655

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-ins857626 36.8%
motor vehicle608598 1.8%
violent2,1763,190-31.8%

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 36.8% to 857 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 1.8% to 608 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 31.8% to 2,176 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
Ultimo1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins857547739
motor vehicle6087181,036
violent2,1762,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Ultimo was 56.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 16.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ultimo.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ultimo was 15.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 41.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ultimo.
  • the rate of violent crime in Ultimo was 8.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 23.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ultimo.