Crime Dashboard - Gosford
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 | 50 | 1,076 | 80 |
| motor vehicle | 51 | 1,333 | 75 |
| violent | 410 | 9,357 | 97 |
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 | 1,076 | 1,266 | -15.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,333 | 1,510 | -11.7% |
| violent | 9,357 | 11,572 | -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 15.0% to 1,076 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.7% to 1,333 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 19.1% to 9,357 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 | Gosford1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,076 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,333 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 9,357 | 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 Gosford was 96.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 45.6% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Gosford.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Gosford was 85.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 28.6% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Gosford.
- the rate of violent crime in Gosford was 292.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 230.8% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Gosford.