Crime Dashboard - Metford
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 | 41 | 993 | 78 |
| motor vehicle | 30 | 990 | 61 |
| violent | 195 | 5,079 | 89 |
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 | 993 | 798 | 24.4% |
| motor vehicle | 990 | 736 | 34.7% |
| violent | 5,079 | 4,721 | 7.6% |
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 24.4% to 993 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 34.7% to 990 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 7.6% to 5,079 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 | Metford1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 993 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 990 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,079 | 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 Metford was 81.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 34.5% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Metford.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Metford was 37.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 4.4% lower than the national average.
- around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Metford.
- the rate of violent crime in Metford was 113.2% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 79.5% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Metford.