Crime Dashboard - Murwillumbah
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 | 21 | 383 | 31 |
| motor vehicle | 67 | 966 | 59 |
| violent | 181 | 2,880 | 70 |
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 | 383 | 272 | 41.1% |
| motor vehicle | 966 | 502 | 92.5% |
| violent | 2,880 | 2,663 | 8.1% |
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 41.1% to 383 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 92.5% to 966 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 8.1% to 2,880 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 | Murwillumbah1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 383 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 966 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,880 | 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 Murwillumbah was 29.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 48.1% lower than the national average.
- around 31% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Murwillumbah.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Murwillumbah was 34.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 6.8% lower than the national average.
- around 59% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Murwillumbah.
- the rate of violent crime in Murwillumbah was 20.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 1.8% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Murwillumbah.