Crime Dashboard - Bellingen
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 | 52 | 577 | 43 |
| motor vehicle | 53 | 593 | 20 |
| violent | 289 | 2,716 | 62 |
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 | 577 | 349 | 65.5% |
| motor vehicle | 593 | 591 | 0.3% |
| violent | 2,716 | 2,811 | -3.4% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 65.5% to 577 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 0.3% to 593 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.4% to 2,716 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 | Bellingen1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 577 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 593 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,716 | 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 Bellingen was 5.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 21.9% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bellingen.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bellingen was 17.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 42.8% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bellingen.
- the rate of violent crime in Bellingen was 14.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 4.0% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bellingen.