Crime Dashboard - South Tamworth
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 | 256 | 4,165 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 132 | 2,838 | 97 |
| violent | 692 | 10,530 | 98 |
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 | 4,165 | 3,252 | 28.1% |
| motor vehicle | 2,838 | 3,828 | -25.9% |
| violent | 10,530 | 9,219 | 14.2% |
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 28.1% to 4,165 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.9% to 2,838 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 14.2% to 10,530 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 Tamworth1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,165 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,838 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 10,530 | 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 Tamworth was 661.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 463.9% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Tamworth.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Tamworth was 295.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 173.8% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Tamworth.
- the rate of violent crime in South Tamworth was 341.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 272.2% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Tamworth.