Crime Dashboard - West Nowra
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 | 8 | 535 | 47 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 681 | 42 |
| violent | 40 | 2,927 | 71 |
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 | 535 | 256 | 109.2% |
| motor vehicle | 681 | 312 | 118.1% |
| violent | 2,927 | 2,829 | 3.5% |
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 109.2% to 535 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 118.1% to 681 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 3.5% to 2,927 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 | West Nowra1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 535 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 681 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,927 | 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 West Nowra was 2.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 27.5% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Nowra.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Nowra was 5.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 34.3% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Nowra.
- the rate of violent crime in West Nowra was 22.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 3.5% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Nowra.