Crime Dashboard - Lachlan

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-ins852,07298
motor vehicle922,21596
violent3325,85295

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-ins2,0721,38449.7%
motor vehicle2,2151,78823.9%
violent5,8526,089-3.9%

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 49.7% to 2,072 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 23.9% to 2,215 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 3.9% to 5,852 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
Lachlan1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins2,072547739
motor vehicle2,2157181,036
violent5,8522,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Lachlan was 278.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 180.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lachlan.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lachlan was 208.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 113.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lachlan.
  • the rate of violent crime in Lachlan was 145.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 106.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 95% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lachlan.