Crime Dashboard - Fairfield (NSW)
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 | 45 | 369 | 29 |
| motor vehicle | 76 | 584 | 35 |
| violent | 580 | 3,875 | 82 |
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 | 369 | 370 | -0.2% |
| motor vehicle | 584 | 701 | -16.7% |
| violent | 3,875 | 4,124 | -6.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 0.2% to 369 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 16.7% to 584 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.0% to 3,875 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 | Fairfield (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 369 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 584 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,875 | 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 (NSW) was 32.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 50.0% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Fairfield (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Fairfield (NSW) was 18.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 43.7% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Fairfield (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Fairfield (NSW) was 62.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 37.0% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Fairfield (NSW).