Crime statistics unveiled Wednesday revealed there were 656 more break and enters across the region in the year to March compared to the same period to March 2012.
Port Stephens local government area rocketed to 19th in the state for burglaries after recording 211 more than the 444 break and enters committed in the two years to March, 2012.
It surged past the 558 through to March 2011 or the 615 recorded in the year to March, 2010.
"There is no seasonal reason for that and considering the Hunter is already 30 per cent above the state rate, it is a problem that needs to be jumped on pretty quickly," NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Dr Don Weatherburn said.
"But other than that, the rest of the figures for the Hunter are not too bad - I have certainly seen far worse."
Gloucester was the only local government area to record a decrease in home burglaries compared to the year before, although it appears many areas were returning to the high crime rates of the past.
Newcastle topped the region with 1357 burglaries , up from 1280 in the year to March 2012.
Maitland recorded 444 compared to 354 the year previous.
Dr Weatherburn warned a 17.9 per cent increase in domestic assaults across the Hunter was because of seasonal impacts and did not necessarily point to a larger problem "even though domestic violence continues to be a major issue".
Newcastle local government area experienced a 20 per cent increase in domestic assaults and a 36.5 per cent rise in reports of indecent assault, from 156 to 213.
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info sourced from The Herald
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