Crime Dashboard - Bathurst
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 | 228 | 724 | 56 |
| motor vehicle | 278 | 841 | 43 |
| violent | 1,604 | 4,459 | 91 |
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 | 724 | 717 | 0.9% |
| motor vehicle | 841 | 975 | -13.7% |
| violent | 4,459 | 4,944 | -9.8% |
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 0.9% to 724 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.7% to 841 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.8% to 4,459 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 | Bathurst1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 724 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 841 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,459 | 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 Bathurst was 32.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.0% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bathurst.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bathurst was 17.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 18.8% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bathurst.
- the rate of violent crime in Bathurst was 87.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 57.6% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bathurst.