Crime Dashboard - Werris Creek
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 | 6 | 940 | 76 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 838 | 53 |
| violent | 48 | 4,600 | 86 |
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 | 940 | 782 | 20.2% |
| motor vehicle | 838 | 955 | -12.2% |
| violent | 4,600 | 5,920 | -22.3% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 20.2% to 940 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.2% to 838 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 22.3% to 4,600 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 | Werris Creek1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 940 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 838 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,600 | 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 Werris Creek was 71.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 27.3% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Werris Creek.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Werris Creek was 16.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 19.1% lower than the national average.
- around 53% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Werris Creek.
- the rate of violent crime in Werris Creek was 93.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 62.6% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Werris Creek.