Crime Dashboard - Port Macquarie
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 | 255 | 641 | 57 |
| motor vehicle | 275 | 688 | 43 |
| violent | 1,409 | 3,443 | 77 |
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 | 641 | 505 | 26.9% |
| motor vehicle | 688 | 759 | -9.3% |
| violent | 3,443 | 3,628 | -5.1% |
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 26.9% to 641 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 9.3% to 688 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.1% to 3,443 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 | Port Macquarie1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 641 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 688 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,443 | 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 Port Macquarie was 17.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 13.3% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Macquarie.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Macquarie was 4.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 33.6% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Macquarie.
- the rate of violent crime in Port Macquarie was 44.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 21.7% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Macquarie.