Crime Dashboard - Mortdale
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 | 30 | 241 | 14 |
| motor vehicle | 23 | 324 | 15 |
| violent | 120 | 1,352 | 30 |
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 | 241 | 237 | 1.7% |
| motor vehicle | 324 | 419 | -22.5% |
| violent | 1,352 | 1,451 | -6.8% |
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 1.7% to 241 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 22.5% to 324 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 6.8% to 1,352 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 | Mortdale1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 241 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 324 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,352 | 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 Mortdale was 55.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 67.3% lower than the national average.
- around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mortdale.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mortdale was 54.8% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 68.7% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mortdale.
- the rate of violent crime in Mortdale was 43.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 52.2% lower than the national average.
- around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mortdale.