Crime Dashboard - Wollongbar
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 | 11 | 326 | 24 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 571 | 34 |
| violent | 35 | 1,585 | 38 |
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 | 326 | 171 | 90.8% |
| motor vehicle | 571 | 779 | -26.7% |
| violent | 1,585 | 1,347 | 17.7% |
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 90.8% to 326 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 26.7% to 571 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 17.7% to 1,585 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 | Wollongbar1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 326 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 571 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,585 | 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 Wollongbar was 40.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 55.8% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wollongbar.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wollongbar was 20.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.9% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wollongbar.
- the rate of violent crime in Wollongbar was 33.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.0% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wollongbar.