Crime Dashboard - Blue Mountains
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 | 150 | 287 | 8 |
| motor vehicle | 163 | 308 | 5 |
| violent | 1,059 | 1,726 | 20 |
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 | 287 | 245 | 17.1% |
| motor vehicle | 308 | 372 | -17.4% |
| violent | 1,726 | 2,181 | -20.8% |
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 17.1% to 287 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 17.4% to 308 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.8% to 1,726 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 | Blue Mountains1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 287 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 308 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,726 | 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 Blue Mountains was 47.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 61.2% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Blue Mountains.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Blue Mountains was 57.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 70.3% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Blue Mountains.
- the rate of violent crime in Blue Mountains was 27.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 39.0% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Blue Mountains.