Crime Dashboard - Wellington (NSW)
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 | 95 | 2,758 | 98 |
| motor vehicle | 51 | 1,622 | 83 |
| violent | 353 | 9,347 | 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 | 2,758 | 4,035 | -31.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,622 | 3,218 | -49.6% |
| violent | 9,347 | 12,679 | -26.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 31.6% to 2,758 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 49.6% to 1,622 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.3% to 9,347 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 | Wellington (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,758 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,622 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 9,347 | 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 Wellington (NSW) was 404.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 273.4% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wellington (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wellington (NSW) was 125.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 56.5% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wellington (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Wellington (NSW) was 292.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 230.4% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wellington (NSW).