Crime Dashboard - Mittagong

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-ins2235728
motor vehicle2846326
violent882,05752

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-ins357129177.6%
motor vehicle463327 41.4%
violent2,0572,521-18.4%

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 177.6% to 357 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 41.4% to 463 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 18.4% to 2,057 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
Mittagong1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins357547739
motor vehicle4637181,036
violent2,0572,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Mittagong was 34.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 51.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mittagong.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mittagong was 35.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 55.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mittagong.
  • the rate of violent crime in Mittagong was 13.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 27.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mittagong.