I’ve seen this happen before, and in my case it was due to outdated audio drivers conflicting with the newer version of Audacity. Updating the drivers and resetting Audacity’s preferences fixed the crash. It might also be worth checking your input device settings and making sure the sample rate matches your project settings.
You can learn more from this discussion on OpenVINO not loading in Audacity — while it’s a different issue, some of the troubleshooting steps around plugins and compatibility apply here too.