Crime Dashboard - 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 | 228 | 1,326 | 87 |
| motor vehicle | 231 | 1,670 | 84 |
| violent | 891 | 4,865 | 88 |
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 | 1,326 | 953 | 39.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,670 | 1,727 | -3.3% |
| violent | 4,865 | 4,905 | -0.8% |
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 39.0% to 1,326 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.3% to 1,670 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 0.8% to 4,865 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 | Wollongong1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,326 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,670 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,865 | 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 Wollongong was 142.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 79.5% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wollongong.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wollongong was 132.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 61.1% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wollongong.
- the rate of violent crime in Wollongong was 104.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 72.0% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wollongong.