Crime Dashboard - Yamba (NSW)
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 | 44 | 976 | 77 |
| motor vehicle | 92 | 1,745 | 86 |
| violent | 113 | 2,297 | 58 |
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 | 976 | 630 | 55.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,745 | 872 | 100.1% |
| violent | 2,297 | 2,376 | -3.4% |
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 55.0% to 976 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 100.1% to 1,745 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.4% to 2,297 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 | Yamba (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 976 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,745 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,297 | 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 Yamba (NSW) was 78.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 32.2% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Yamba (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Yamba (NSW) was 143.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 68.4% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Yamba (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Yamba (NSW) was 3.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 18.8% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Yamba (NSW).