Crime Dashboard - Muswellbrook
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 | 148 | 1,318 | 94 |
| motor vehicle | 113 | 1,066 | 59 |
| violent | 751 | 5,449 | 94 |
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 | 1,318 | 1,336 | -1.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,066 | 1,472 | -27.6% |
| violent | 5,449 | 5,631 | -3.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 1.3% to 1,318 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 27.6% to 1,066 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.2% to 5,449 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 | Muswellbrook1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,318 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,066 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,449 | 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 Muswellbrook was 140.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 78.4% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Muswellbrook.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Muswellbrook was 48.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.8% higher than the national average.
- around 59% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Muswellbrook.
- the rate of violent crime in Muswellbrook was 128.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 92.6% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Muswellbrook.