Crime Dashboard - West Tamworth
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 | 184 | 4,043 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 95 | 2,221 | 93 |
| violent | 550 | 10,522 | 98 |
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 | 4,043 | 3,988 | 1.4% |
| motor vehicle | 2,221 | 3,734 | -40.5% |
| violent | 10,522 | 11,985 | -12.2% |
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 1.4% to 4,043 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 40.5% to 2,221 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.2% to 10,522 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 Tamworth1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,043 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,221 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 10,522 | 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 Tamworth was 639.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 447.3% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Tamworth.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Tamworth was 209.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 114.3% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Tamworth.
- the rate of violent crime in West Tamworth was 341.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 271.9% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Tamworth.