Crime Dashboard - Wyong

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-ins391,12682
motor vehicle431,53181
violent48712,40099

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-ins1,1261,123 0.2%
motor vehicle1,5312,399-36.2%
violent12,40012,404 0.0%

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 0.2% to 1,126 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 36.2% to 1,531 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 0.0% to 12,400 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
Wyong1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins1,126547739
motor vehicle1,5317181,036
violent12,4002,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wyong was 105.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 52.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wyong.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wyong was 113.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 47.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wyong.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wyong was 420.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 338.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wyong.