Crime Dashboard - Walgett
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 | 51 | 2,293 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 29 | 1,647 | 83 |
| violent | 425 | 24,737 | 100 |
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 | 2,293 | 1,366 | 67.8% |
| motor vehicle | 1,647 | 1,987 | -17.1% |
| violent | 24,737 | 24,132 | 2.5% |
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 67.8% to 2,293 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 17.1% to 1,647 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 2.5% to 24,737 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 | Walgett1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,293 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,647 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 24,737 | 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 Walgett was 319.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 210.4% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Walgett.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Walgett was 129.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 59.0% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Walgett.
- the rate of violent crime in Walgett was 938.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 774.4% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Walgett.