Crime Dashboard - Warrawong
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 | 56 | 1,433 | 89 |
| motor vehicle | 91 | 2,125 | 92 |
| violent | 245 | 6,459 | 93 |
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 | 1,433 | 1,024 | 39.9% |
| motor vehicle | 2,125 | 1,832 | 16.0% |
| violent | 6,459 | 6,536 | -1.2% |
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 39.9% to 1,433 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 16.0% to 2,125 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 1.2% to 6,459 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 | Warrawong1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,433 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,125 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,459 | 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 Warrawong was 162.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 94.0% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Warrawong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Warrawong was 195.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 105.0% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Warrawong.
- the rate of violent crime in Warrawong was 171.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 128.3% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Warrawong.