Crime Dashboard - Wagga Wagga
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 | 151 | 2,411 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 127 | 2,787 | 96 |
| violent | 589 | 9,833 | 97 |
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 | 2,411 | 1,624 | 48.5% |
| motor vehicle | 2,787 | 3,304 | -15.7% |
| violent | 9,833 | 9,508 | 3.4% |
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 48.5% to 2,411 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.7% to 2,787 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 3.4% to 9,833 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 | Wagga Wagga1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,411 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,787 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 9,833 | 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 Wagga Wagga was 340.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 226.5% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wagga Wagga.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wagga Wagga was 288.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 168.9% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wagga Wagga.
- the rate of violent crime in Wagga Wagga was 312.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 247.6% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wagga Wagga.