Crime Dashboard - Fairfield West
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 | 17 | 146 | 6 |
| motor vehicle | 26 | 236 | 8 |
| violent | 160 | 1,451 | 33 |
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 | 146 | 197 | -25.9% |
| motor vehicle | 236 | 366 | -35.5% |
| violent | 1,451 | 1,792 | -19.1% |
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 25.9% to 146 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 35.5% to 236 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 19.1% to 1,451 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 West1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 146 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 236 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,451 | 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 West was 73.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 80.2% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Fairfield West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Fairfield West was 67.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 77.2% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Fairfield West.
- the rate of violent crime in Fairfield West was 39.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 48.7% lower than the national average.
- around 33% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Fairfield West.