Crime Dashboard - East Maitland
New South Wales • Suburb • 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 | 89 | 855 | 71 |
| motor vehicle | 164 | 1,726 | 85 |
| violent | 379 | 4,072 | 83 |
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 | 855 | 754 | 13.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,726 | 1,274 | 35.4% |
| violent | 4,072 | 3,646 | 11.7% |
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 13.4% to 855 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 35.4% to 1,726 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 11.7% to 4,072 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 | East Maitland1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 855 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,726 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,072 | 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 East Maitland was 56.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 15.8% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than East Maitland.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in East Maitland was 140.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 66.5% higher than the national average.
- around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than East Maitland.
- the rate of violent crime in East Maitland was 70.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 43.9% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than East Maitland.