Crime Dashboard - Balranald
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 | 5 | 339 | 11 |
| motor vehicle | 6 | 620 | 20 |
| violent | 54 | 2,937 | 68 |
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 | 339 | 828 | -59.1% |
| motor vehicle | 620 | 827 | -25.0% |
| violent | 2,937 | 2,205 | 33.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 59.1% to 339 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.0% to 620 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 33.2% to 2,937 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 | Balranald1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 339 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 620 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,937 | 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 Balranald was 38.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 54.2% lower than the national average.
- around 11% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Balranald.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Balranald was 13.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 40.2% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Balranald.
- the rate of violent crime in Balranald was 23.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 3.8% higher than the national average.
- around 68% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Balranald.