Crime Dashboard - Lyneham

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-ins272,14497
motor vehicle171,60883
violent472,47363

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-ins2,1441,631 31.4%
motor vehicle1,6081,562 3.0%
violent2,4733,066-19.3%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 31.4% to 2,144 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 3.0% to 1,608 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 19.3% to 2,473 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
Lyneham1
ACT1
Australia1
break-ins2,144978739
motor vehicle1,6081,3611,036
violent2,4732,5742,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Lyneham was 119.1% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 190.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lyneham.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lyneham was 18.1% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 55.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lyneham.
  • the rate of violent crime in Lyneham was 3.9% lower than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 12.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lyneham.