Crime Dashboard - Byron
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 | 181 | 513 | 32 |
| motor vehicle | 244 | 880 | 47 |
| violent | 777 | 2,549 | 52 |
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 | 513 | 374 | 37.1% |
| motor vehicle | 880 | 883 | -0.3% |
| violent | 2,549 | 3,212 | -20.6% |
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 37.1% to 513 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 0.3% to 880 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.6% to 2,549 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 | Byron1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 513 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 880 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,549 | 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 Byron was 6.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 30.6% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Byron.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Byron was 22.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 15.1% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Byron.
- the rate of violent crime in Byron was 7.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 9.9% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Byron.