Crime Dashboard - Katoomba
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-ins | 29 | 561 | 49 |
| motor vehicle | 26 | 429 | 23 |
| violent | 292 | 4,465 | 85 |
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-ins | 561 | 579 | -3.1% |
| motor vehicle | 429 | 536 | -20.1% |
| violent | 4,465 | 5,465 | -18.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 3.1% to 561 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.1% to 429 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 18.3% to 4,465 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 | Katoomba1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 561 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 429 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,465 | 2,383 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Katoomba was 2.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 24.1% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Katoomba.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Katoomba was 40.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 58.6% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Katoomba.
- the rate of violent crime in Katoomba was 87.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 57.8% higher than the national average.
- around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Katoomba.