Crime Dashboard - Wadalba

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-ins930321
motor vehicle2557234
violent1032,92571

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-ins303225 34.5%
motor vehicle572491 16.6%
violent2,9253,657-20.0%

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 34.5% to 303 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 16.6% to 572 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 20.0% to 2,925 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
Wadalba1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins303547739
motor vehicle5727181,036
violent2,9252,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wadalba was 44.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 59.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wadalba.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wadalba was 20.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wadalba.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wadalba was 22.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 3.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wadalba.