Crime Dashboard - Tamworth
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 | 747 | 1,438 | 95 |
| motor vehicle | 542 | 1,231 | 72 |
| violent | 2,547 | 4,251 | 90 |
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 | 1,438 | 1,359 | 5.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,231 | 1,784 | -31.0% |
| violent | 4,251 | 4,376 | -2.9% |
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 5.9% to 1,438 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 31.0% to 1,231 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 2.9% to 4,251 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 | Tamworth1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,438 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,231 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,251 | 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 Tamworth was 163.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 94.7% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Tamworth.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Tamworth was 71.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 18.8% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Tamworth.
- the rate of violent crime in Tamworth was 78.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 50.3% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Tamworth.