Crime Dashboard - South 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 | 9 | 549 | 49 |
| motor vehicle | 34 | 3,432 | 98 |
| violent | 31 | 3,227 | 75 |
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 | 549 | 367 | 49.5% |
| motor vehicle | 3,432 | 1,793 | 91.4% |
| violent | 3,227 | 3,634 | -11.2% |
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 49.5% to 549 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 91.4% to 3,432 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 11.2% to 3,227 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 | South Murwillumbah1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 549 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,432 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,227 | 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 South Murwillumbah was 0.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 25.6% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Murwillumbah.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Murwillumbah was 377.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 231.1% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Murwillumbah.
- the rate of violent crime in South Murwillumbah was 35.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 14.1% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Murwillumbah.