Crime Dashboard - Merrylands 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 | 15 | 265 | 17 |
| motor vehicle | 28 | 545 | 32 |
| violent | 137 | 2,172 | 55 |
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 | 265 | 501 | -47.1% |
| motor vehicle | 545 | 892 | -38.9% |
| violent | 2,172 | 2,499 | -13.1% |
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 47.1% to 265 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 38.9% to 545 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.1% to 2,172 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 | Merrylands West1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 265 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 545 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,172 | 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 West was 51.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 64.1% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Merrylands West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Merrylands West was 24.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 47.4% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Merrylands West.
- the rate of violent crime in Merrylands West was 8.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 23.2% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Merrylands West.