Crime Dashboard - West Wollongong
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 | 19 | 434 | 37 |
| motor vehicle | 19 | 903 | 56 |
| violent | 78 | 1,482 | 35 |
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 | 434 | 350 | 24.1% |
| motor vehicle | 903 | 724 | 24.7% |
| violent | 1,482 | 2,087 | -29.0% |
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 24.1% to 434 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 24.7% to 903 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 29.0% to 1,482 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 Wollongong1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 434 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 903 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,482 | 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 Wollongong was 20.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 41.2% lower than the national average.
- around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Wollongong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Wollongong was 25.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 12.9% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Wollongong.
- the rate of violent crime in West Wollongong was 37.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 47.6% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Wollongong.