Crime Dashboard - North Gosford

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-ins2786372
motor vehicle2683252
violent1263,49578

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-ins863737 17.2%
motor vehicle832772 7.8%
violent3,4953,928-11.0%

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 17.2% to 863 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 7.8% to 832 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 11.0% to 3,495 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
North Gosford1
NSW1
Australia1
break-ins863547739
motor vehicle8327181,036
violent3,4952,3832,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in North Gosford was 57.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 16.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than North Gosford.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in North Gosford was 15.9% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 19.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than North Gosford.
  • the rate of violent crime in North Gosford was 46.7% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 23.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than North Gosford.