Crime Dashboard - West 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-ins | 12 | 1,004 | 78 |
| motor vehicle | 33 | 3,033 | 97 |
| violent | 95 | 7,649 | 95 |
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 | 1,004 | 863 | 16.4% |
| motor vehicle | 3,033 | 3,392 | -10.6% |
| violent | 7,649 | 9,285 | -17.6% |
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 16.4% to 1,004 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 10.6% to 3,033 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 17.6% to 7,649 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 | West Gosford1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,004 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,033 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 7,649 | 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 West Gosford was 83.6% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 36.0% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Gosford.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Gosford was 322.3% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 192.6% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Gosford.
- the rate of violent crime in West Gosford was 221.0% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 170.4% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Gosford.