Crime Dashboard - Fairfield
New South Wales • LGA • 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 | 438 | 274 | 7 |
| motor vehicle | 921 | 633 | 22 |
| violent | 3,623 | 2,073 | 35 |
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 | 274 | 274 | 0.0% |
| motor vehicle | 633 | 659 | -3.9% |
| violent | 2,073 | 2,356 | -12.0% |
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 0.0% to 274 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.9% to 633 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.0% to 2,073 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 | Fairfield1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 274 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 633 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,073 | 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 Fairfield was 49.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 62.9% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Fairfield.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Fairfield was 11.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 38.9% lower than the national average.
- around 22% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Fairfield.
- the rate of violent crime in Fairfield was 13.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 26.7% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Fairfield.