Crime Dashboard - Wollongong
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 | 934 | 553 | 42 |
| motor vehicle | 1,334 | 927 | 51 |
| violent | 3,934 | 2,131 | 41 |
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 | 553 | 475 | 16.4% |
| motor vehicle | 927 | 1,017 | -8.8% |
| violent | 2,131 | 2,273 | -6.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 16.4% to 553 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 8.8% to 927 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.2% to 2,131 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 | Wollongong1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 553 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 927 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,131 | 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 Wollongong was 1.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 25.2% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wollongong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wollongong was 29.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 10.6% lower than the national average.
- around 51% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wollongong.
- the rate of violent crime in Wollongong was 10.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 24.7% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wollongong.