Crime Dashboard - Largs

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-ins21647
motor vehicle42177
violent502,26657

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-ins164315-48.0%
motor vehicle217245-11.6%
violent2,2661,440 57.3%

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 48.0% to 164 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.6% to 217 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 57.3% to 2,266 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
Largs1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins164547739
motor vehicle2177181,036
violent2,2662,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Largs was 70.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 77.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Largs.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Largs was 69.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 79.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Largs.
  • the rate of violent crime in Largs was 4.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 19.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Largs.