Crime Dashboard - Walcha
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 | 11 | 443 | 24 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 219 | 1 |
| violent | 88 | 4,127 | 88 |
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 | 443 | 348 | 27.5% |
| motor vehicle | 219 | 320 | -31.7% |
| violent | 4,127 | 3,879 | 6.4% |
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 27.5% to 443 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 31.7% to 219 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 6.4% to 4,127 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 | Walcha1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 443 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 219 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,127 | 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 Walcha was 18.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 40.0% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Walcha.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Walcha was 69.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 78.9% lower than the national average.
- around 1% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Walcha.
- the rate of violent crime in Walcha was 73.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 45.9% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Walcha.