Crime Dashboard - Walcha
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 | 10 | 418 | 35 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 173 | 5 |
| violent | 61 | 3,364 | 76 |
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 | 418 | 359 | 16.6% |
| motor vehicle | 173 | 319 | -45.9% |
| violent | 3,364 | 3,137 | 7.2% |
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 16.6% to 418 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 45.9% to 173 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 7.2% to 3,364 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 | Walcha1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 418 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 173 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,364 | 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 Walcha was 23.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 43.4% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Walcha.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Walcha was 75.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 83.3% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Walcha.
- the rate of violent crime in Walcha was 41.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 18.9% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Walcha.