Crime Dashboard - Port Macquarie-Hastings
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 | 413 | 542 | 38 |
| motor vehicle | 427 | 574 | 17 |
| violent | 2,102 | 2,749 | 64 |
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 | 542 | 446 | 21.5% |
| motor vehicle | 574 | 653 | -12.2% |
| violent | 2,749 | 3,118 | -11.8% |
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 21.5% to 542 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.2% to 574 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 11.8% to 2,749 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 | Port Macquarie-Hastings1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 542 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 574 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,749 | 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 Port Macquarie-Hastings was 1.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 26.7% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Macquarie-Hastings.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Macquarie-Hastings was 20.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.7% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Macquarie-Hastings.
- the rate of violent crime in Port Macquarie-Hastings was 15.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.8% lower than the national average.
- around 64% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Macquarie-Hastings.