Crime Dashboard - East Ballina

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-ins4772263
motor vehicle551,01262
violent561,26026

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-ins722237204.1%
motor vehicle1,012487107.9%
violent1,2601,316 -4.2%

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 204.1% to 722 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 107.9% to 1,012 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 4.2% to 1,260 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
East Ballina1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins722547739
motor vehicle1,0127181,036
violent1,2602,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in East Ballina was 32.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than East Ballina.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in East Ballina was 40.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 2.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than East Ballina.
  • the rate of violent crime in East Ballina was 47.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 55.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than East Ballina.