Crime Dashboard - West Bathurst

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-ins301,30887
motor vehicle501,57782
violent1756,23192

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-ins1,3081,05524.0%
motor vehicle1,5771,13239.3%
violent6,2316,460-3.6%

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 24.0% to 1,308 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 39.3% to 1,577 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 3.6% to 6,231 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 Bathurst1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins1,308547739
motor vehicle1,5777181,036
violent6,2312,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in West Bathurst was 139.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 77.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Bathurst.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Bathurst was 119.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 52.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Bathurst.
  • the rate of violent crime in West Bathurst was 161.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 120.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Bathurst.