Crime Dashboard - Merrylands
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 | 161 | 623 | 55 |
| motor vehicle | 214 | 835 | 52 |
| violent | 709 | 2,296 | 58 |
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 | 623 | 475 | 31.3% |
| motor vehicle | 835 | 707 | 18.1% |
| violent | 2,296 | 2,638 | -13.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 31.3% to 623 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 18.1% to 835 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.0% to 2,296 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 | Merrylands1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 623 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 835 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,296 | 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 Merrylands was 13.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 15.6% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Merrylands.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Merrylands was 16.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 19.4% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Merrylands.
- the rate of violent crime in Merrylands was 3.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 18.8% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Merrylands.