Crime Dashboard - Mayfield (Newcastle - 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 | 118 | 1,363 | 88 |
| motor vehicle | 178 | 2,467 | 95 |
| violent | 266 | 3,392 | 76 |
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 | 1,363 | 1,450 | -6.0% |
| motor vehicle | 2,467 | 2,680 | -8.0% |
| violent | 3,392 | 4,410 | -23.1% |
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 6.0% to 1,363 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 8.0% to 2,467 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 23.1% to 3,392 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 | Mayfield (Newcastle - NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,363 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,467 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,392 | 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 Mayfield (Newcastle - NSW) was 149.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 84.5% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mayfield (Newcastle - NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mayfield (Newcastle - NSW) was 243.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 138.0% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mayfield (Newcastle - NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Mayfield (Newcastle - NSW) was 42.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 19.9% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mayfield (Newcastle - NSW).