Crime Dashboard - Lake Macquarie
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 | 848 | 475 | 27 |
| motor vehicle | 1,358 | 852 | 46 |
| violent | 4,319 | 2,316 | 44 |
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 | 475 | 426 | 11.4% |
| motor vehicle | 852 | 915 | -6.8% |
| violent | 2,316 | 2,707 | -14.4% |
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 11.4% to 475 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.8% to 852 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.4% to 2,316 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 | Lake Macquarie1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 475 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 852 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,316 | 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 Lake Macquarie was 13.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 35.7% lower than the national average.
- around 27% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lake Macquarie.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lake Macquarie was 18.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 17.8% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lake Macquarie.
- the rate of violent crime in Lake Macquarie was 2.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 18.1% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lake Macquarie.