Crime Dashboard - Wallerawang

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-ins658051
motor vehicle241,13568
violent995,38490

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-ins58050016.0%
motor vehicle1,13587030.5%
violent5,3843,95936.0%

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 16.0% to 580 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 30.5% to 1,135 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 36.0% to 5,384 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
Wallerawang1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins580547739
motor vehicle1,1357181,036
violent5,3842,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wallerawang was 6.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 21.5% lower than the national average.
  • around 51% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wallerawang.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wallerawang was 58.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 9.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wallerawang.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wallerawang was 125.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 90.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wallerawang.