Crime Dashboard - Springfield (Central Coast - 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 | 8 | 237 | 14 |
| motor vehicle | 29 | 572 | 34 |
| violent | 108 | 3,034 | 72 |
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 | 237 | 450 | -47.3% |
| motor vehicle | 572 | 440 | 30.1% |
| violent | 3,034 | 2,568 | 18.2% |
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 47.3% to 237 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 30.1% to 572 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 18.2% to 3,034 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 | Springfield (Central Coast - NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 237 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 572 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,034 | 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 Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) was 56.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 67.9% lower than the national average.
- around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Springfield (Central Coast - NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) was 20.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.8% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Springfield (Central Coast - NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Springfield (Central Coast - NSW) was 27.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 7.2% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Springfield (Central Coast - NSW).