Crime Dashboard - Morpeth
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 | 4 | 373 | 30 |
| motor vehicle | 11 | 821 | 51 |
| violent | 21 | 1,504 | 36 |
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 | 373 | 632 | -41.0% |
| motor vehicle | 821 | 899 | -8.7% |
| violent | 1,504 | 3,342 | -55.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 41.0% to 373 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 8.7% to 821 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 55.0% to 1,504 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 | Morpeth1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 373 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 821 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,504 | 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 Morpeth was 31.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 49.5% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Morpeth.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Morpeth was 14.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 20.7% lower than the national average.
- around 51% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Morpeth.
- the rate of violent crime in Morpeth was 36.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 46.8% lower than the national average.
- around 36% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Morpeth.