Crime Dashboard - Coffs Harbour
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 | 465 | 764 | 62 |
| motor vehicle | 665 | 1,126 | 61 |
| violent | 3,247 | 4,696 | 92 |
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 | 764 | 591 | 29.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,126 | 1,155 | -2.5% |
| violent | 4,696 | 4,572 | 2.7% |
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 29.2% to 764 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.5% to 1,126 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 2.7% to 4,696 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 | Coffs Harbour1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 764 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,126 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,696 | 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 Coffs Harbour was 39.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 3.4% higher than the national average.
- around 62% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Coffs Harbour.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Coffs Harbour was 56.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 8.7% higher than the national average.
- around 61% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Coffs Harbour.
- the rate of violent crime in Coffs Harbour was 97.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 66.0% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Coffs Harbour.