Crime Dashboard - Bangalow

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-ins1333725
motor vehicle2074247
violent136697

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-ins337163106.5%
motor vehicle742522 42.1%
violent6691,632-59.0%

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 106.5% to 337 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 42.1% to 742 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 59.0% to 669 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
Bangalow1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins337547739
motor vehicle7427181,036
violent6692,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Bangalow was 38.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 54.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bangalow.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bangalow was 3.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 28.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bangalow.
  • the rate of violent crime in Bangalow was 71.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 76.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bangalow.