Crime Dashboard - Gungahlin

Australian Capital Territory • 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-ins2187773
motor vehicle301,57182
violent1385,20489

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-ins87754361.3%
motor vehicle1,5711,28722.1%
violent5,2045,331-2.4%

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 61.3% to 877 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 22.1% to 1,571 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 2.4% to 5,204 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
Gungahlin1
ACT1
Australia1
break-ins877978739
motor vehicle1,5711,3611,036
violent5,2042,5742,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Gungahlin was 10.4% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 18.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Gungahlin.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Gungahlin was 15.4% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 51.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Gungahlin.
  • the rate of violent crime in Gungahlin was 102.2% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 84.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Gungahlin.