Crime Dashboard - Lambton
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 | 40 | 870 | 73 |
| motor vehicle | 64 | 1,660 | 83 |
| violent | 98 | 2,741 | 68 |
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 | 870 | 643 | 35.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,660 | 1,403 | 18.3% |
| violent | 2,741 | 3,069 | -10.7% |
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 35.3% to 870 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 18.3% to 1,660 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.7% to 2,741 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 | Lambton1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 870 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,660 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,741 | 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 Lambton was 59.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 17.7% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lambton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lambton was 131.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 60.1% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lambton.
- the rate of violent crime in Lambton was 15.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 3.1% lower than the national average.
- around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lambton.