Crime Dashboard - Gunnedah

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-ins1531,77495
motor vehicle1371,89588
violent4484,64186

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-ins1,7741,452 22.2%
motor vehicle1,8951,659 14.2%
violent4,6415,491-15.5%

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 22.2% to 1,774 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 14.2% to 1,895 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 15.5% to 4,641 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
Gunnedah1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins1,774547739
motor vehicle1,8957181,036
violent4,6412,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Gunnedah was 224.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 140.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Gunnedah.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Gunnedah was 163.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 82.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Gunnedah.
  • the rate of violent crime in Gunnedah was 94.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 64.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Gunnedah.