{"name":"The Australian Equipment Theft Index (2026)","series":"The MapTrack Equipment Theft Index","edition":"2026","version":"2026.1","url":"https://www.maptrack.com/research/australian-equipment-theft-index-2026","measuredOn":"2026-03-01","window":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","licence":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","source":"NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research","sourceUrl":"https://bocsar.nsw.gov.au/statistics-dashboards/open-datasets/criminal-offences-data.html","acknowledgement":"Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research","attribution":"The MapTrack Equipment Theft Index 2026, MapTrack, derived from NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research data, https://www.maptrack.com/research/australian-equipment-theft-index-2026","citation":"MapTrack. (2026). The Australian Equipment Theft Index (2026). The MapTrack Equipment Theft Index, 2026 edition [Data set]. Derived from NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research recorded crime data. https://www.maptrack.com/research/australian-equipment-theft-index-2026","measurementTechnique":"Derivation from published government recorded-crime counts: annual and twelve-month aggregation of monthly incident data, per-capita rates taken from the publishing agency rather than recomputed, and a seasonal index built from eleven complete years.","method":"Derived by MapTrack from NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research recorded criminal incident data covering 62 offence categories monthly from January 1995. Local government area rates are the agency's own published rate per 100,000 rather than a population join, restricted to areas with 50,000 or more residents so that small-population volatility cannot manufacture a ranking.","limits":["New South Wales only; state definitions and counting rules differ, so these figures are not comparable across jurisdictions.","\"Steal from motor vehicle\" covers all vehicle contents and is a labelled proxy for tool theft, not a measurement of it.","Recorded crime counts incidents reported to police, so every figure is a floor rather than a true volume.","Rates below the stated population floor are excluded because a single incident moves them by more than 18 per 100,000."],"rows":[{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Steal from motor vehicle, 2001","value":90528,"unit":"incidents","period":"2001","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Steal from motor vehicle, 2006","value":58170,"unit":"incidents","period":"2006","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Steal from motor vehicle, 2011","value":48186,"unit":"incidents","period":"2011","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Steal from motor vehicle, 2016","value":40473,"unit":"incidents","period":"2016","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Steal from motor vehicle, 2021","value":27739,"unit":"incidents","period":"2021","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Steal from motor vehicle, 2025","value":25218,"unit":"incidents","period":"2025","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Break and enter non-dwelling, 2001","value":52203,"unit":"incidents","period":"2001","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Break and enter non-dwelling, 2006","value":27073,"unit":"incidents","period":"2006","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Break and enter non-dwelling, 2011","value":17081,"unit":"incidents","period":"2011","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Break and enter non-dwelling, 2016","value":11705,"unit":"incidents","period":"2016","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Break and enter non-dwelling, 2021","value":7163,"unit":"incidents","period":"2021","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Break and enter non-dwelling, 2025","value":7639,"unit":"incidents","period":"2025","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Motor vehicle theft, 2001","value":53730,"unit":"incidents","period":"2001","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Motor vehicle theft, 2006","value":28156,"unit":"incidents","period":"2006","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Motor vehicle theft, 2011","value":19589,"unit":"incidents","period":"2011","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Motor vehicle theft, 2016","value":13110,"unit":"incidents","period":"2016","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Motor vehicle theft, 2021","value":10496,"unit":"incidents","period":"2021","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Long-run trend","metric":"Motor vehicle theft, 2025","value":14857,"unit":"incidents","period":"2025","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Change since 2001","metric":"Steal from motor vehicle","value":-72,"unit":"percent change","period":"2001 to 2025","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Change since 2021","metric":"Steal from motor vehicle","value":-9,"unit":"percent change","period":"2021 to 2025","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Change since 2001","metric":"Break and enter non-dwelling","value":-85,"unit":"percent change","period":"2001 to 2025","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Change since 2021","metric":"Break and enter non-dwelling","value":7,"unit":"percent change","period":"2021 to 2025","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Change since 2001","metric":"Motor vehicle theft","value":-72,"unit":"percent change","period":"2001 to 2025","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Change since 2021","metric":"Motor vehicle theft","value":42,"unit":"percent change","period":"2021 to 2025","basis":"recorded criminal incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Newcastle","value":900,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Albury","value":801,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Wagga Wagga","value":612,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Tamworth","value":566,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Maitland","value":444,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Coffs Harbour","value":422,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Dubbo","value":416,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Lake Macquarie","value":389,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Cumberland","value":387,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Cessnock","value":379,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Penrith","value":368,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Sydney","value":364,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor vehicle","metric":"Tweed","value":364,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Steal from motor 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2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Clarence Valley","value":221,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Mid-Coast","value":194,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Newcastle","value":193,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Dubbo","value":184,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Coffs Harbour","value":169,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Sydney","value":165,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Port Macquarie-Hastings","value":140,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Wagga Wagga","value":132,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Maitland","value":128,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Tweed","value":121,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Wollongong","value":107,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"Willoughby","value":102,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Cessnock","value":539,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Newcastle","value":413,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Tamworth","value":372,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Albury","value":353,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Clarence Valley","value":321,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Maitland","value":309,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Dubbo","value":300,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Coffs Harbour","value":265,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Wagga Wagga","value":264,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Sydney","value":246,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Lake Macquarie","value":229,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Port Stephens","value":213,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Tweed","value":204,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Mid-Coast","value":200,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Rate by local government area: Motor vehicle theft","metric":"Penrith","value":197,"unit":"per 100,000 people","period":"Apr 2025 - Mar 2026","basis":"local government areas with 50,000+ residents"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"January","value":112,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"February","value":97,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"March","value":108,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"April","value":102,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"May","value":98,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"June","value":95,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"July","value":96,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"August","value":96,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"September","value":94,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"October","value":102,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"November","value":100,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"},{"section":"Seasonality: break and enter non-dwelling","metric":"December","value":100,"unit":"index, 100 = average month","period":"2015 to 2025","basis":"monthly recorded incidents, New South Wales"}]}