Crime Dashboard - Armidale
New South Wales • Suburb • 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 | 375 | 1,902 | 96 |
| motor vehicle | 232 | 1,644 | 83 |
| violent | 968 | 4,829 | 87 |
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 | 1,902 | 1,338 | 42.1% |
| motor vehicle | 1,644 | 1,584 | 3.8% |
| violent | 4,829 | 4,953 | -2.5% |
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 42.1% to 1,902 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 3.8% to 1,644 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 2.5% to 4,829 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 | Armidale1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,902 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,644 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,829 | 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 Armidale was 247.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 157.5% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Armidale.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Armidale was 128.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 58.6% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Armidale.
- the rate of violent crime in Armidale was 102.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 70.7% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Armidale.