Crime Dashboard - Wentworth (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-ins539032
motor vehicle1064440
violent675,87692

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-ins390559-30.3%
motor vehicle644746-13.6%
violent5,8765,741 2.4%

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 30.3% to 390 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.6% to 644 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 2.4% to 5,876 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
Wentworth (NSW)1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins390547739
motor vehicle6447181,036
violent5,8762,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wentworth (NSW) was 28.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 47.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wentworth (NSW).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wentworth (NSW) was 10.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 37.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wentworth (NSW).
  • the rate of violent crime in Wentworth (NSW) was 146.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 107.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wentworth (NSW).