Crime Dashboard - Maitland

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-ins49066352
motor vehicle8191,12061
violent2,7363,40680

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-ins6636187.3%
motor vehicle1,1201,0378.0%
violent3,4063,3671.2%

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 7.3% to 663 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 8.0% to 1,120 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 1.2% to 3,406 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
Maitland1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins663547739
motor vehicle1,1207181,036
violent3,4062,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Maitland was 21.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 10.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 52% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Maitland.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Maitland was 56.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 8.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 61% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Maitland.
  • the rate of violent crime in Maitland was 42.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 20.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Maitland.