Crime Dashboard - Woolgoolga
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 | 26 | 458 | 40 |
| motor vehicle | 67 | 1,200 | 70 |
| violent | 207 | 3,884 | 82 |
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 | 458 | 355 | 29.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,200 | 1,401 | -14.3% |
| violent | 3,884 | 3,588 | 8.2% |
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 29.0% to 458 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 14.3% to 1,200 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 8.2% to 3,884 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 | Woolgoolga1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 458 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,200 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,884 | 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 Woolgoolga was 16.2% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 38.0% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Woolgoolga.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Woolgoolga was 67.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 15.8% higher than the national average.
- around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Woolgoolga.
- the rate of violent crime in Woolgoolga was 63.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 37.3% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Woolgoolga.