Crime Dashboard - West Ballina
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 | 8 | 423 | 36 |
| motor vehicle | 25 | 1,109 | 66 |
| violent | 73 | 2,631 | 66 |
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 | 423 | 641 | -34.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,109 | 1,383 | -19.8% |
| violent | 2,631 | 3,109 | -15.4% |
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 34.0% to 423 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 19.8% to 1,109 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.4% to 2,631 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 | West Ballina1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 423 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,109 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,631 | 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 West Ballina was 22.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 42.7% lower than the national average.
- around 36% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Ballina.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Ballina was 54.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 7.0% higher than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Ballina.
- the rate of violent crime in West Ballina was 10.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 7.0% lower than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Ballina.