Crime Dashboard - Seaforth (NSW)
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 | 12 | 217 | 12 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 277 | 11 |
| violent | 38 | 574 | 5 |
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 | 217 | 233 | -7.2% |
| motor vehicle | 277 | 611 | -54.7% |
| violent | 574 | 808 | -29.0% |
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 7.2% to 217 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 54.7% to 277 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 29.0% to 574 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 | Seaforth (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 217 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 277 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 574 | 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 Seaforth (NSW) was 60.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 70.7% lower than the national average.
- around 12% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Seaforth (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Seaforth (NSW) was 61.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 73.3% lower than the national average.
- around 11% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Seaforth (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Seaforth (NSW) was 75.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 79.7% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Seaforth (NSW).