Crime Dashboard - Ballina
New South Wales • LGA • 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 | 276 | 608 | 46 |
| motor vehicle | 305 | 868 | 47 |
| violent | 776 | 1,912 | 26 |
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 | 608 | 361 | 68.3% |
| motor vehicle | 868 | 795 | 9.2% |
| violent | 1,912 | 2,141 | -10.7% |
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 68.3% to 608 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 9.2% to 868 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.7% to 1,912 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 | Ballina1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 608 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 868 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,912 | 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 Ballina was 11.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 17.7% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ballina.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ballina was 20.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 16.3% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ballina.
- the rate of violent crime in Ballina was 19.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 32.4% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ballina.