Crime Dashboard - Goonellabah

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-ins1991,30387
motor vehicle1411,28473
violent4163,50578

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-ins1,303646101.8%
motor vehicle1,2841,317 -2.5%
violent3,5054,227-17.1%

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 101.8% to 1,303 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.5% to 1,284 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 17.1% to 3,505 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
Goonellabah1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins1,303547739
motor vehicle1,2847181,036
violent3,5052,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Goonellabah was 138.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 76.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Goonellabah.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Goonellabah was 78.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 23.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Goonellabah.
  • the rate of violent crime in Goonellabah was 47.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 23.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Goonellabah.