East Maitland crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
NSW Police (figures published by BOCSAR) recorded 1,670 offences in East Maitland in 2025-26, including 284 violent offences and 77 break-ins. That is about 14,081 per 100,000 of its 11,860 residents (2021 Census). The rates and Crime Score below are for the whole Maitland council area.
East Maitland is a suburb in the Maitland council area of New South Wales (about 100,439 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 53 out of 100 (moderate), 153rd of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (64th percentile), sexual offences (75th percentile), robbery (70th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 57.
In 2025-26: violent 1,618 per 100,000 (+30% vs five years earlier); property 3,341 per 100,000 (-4% vs five years earlier); break-ins 423 per 100,000 (+2% vs five years earlier); theft 1,354 per 100,000 (-6% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 44th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Maitland council area is 4.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.8% of occupied homes (1,094 public and 465 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 179 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 19.1 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9.6% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, India. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.6% (confidence 84 of 100); social housing about 4.3% of homes; about 18.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.7% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
New South Wales publishes suburb-level counts: 1,670 offences were recorded in East Maitland in 2025-26. The rates and Crime Score above are for the whole Maitland council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,618 | 1,625 | +30% |
| Property | 3,341 | 3,356 | -4% |
| Break-ins | 423 | 425 | +2% |
| Theft | 1,354 | 1,360 | -6% |
Of 250 regional NSW suburbs and towns with at least 2,000 residents, East Maitland has the 47th highest recorded crime rate: about 13,500 offences a year per 100,000 residents (2023-24 to 2025-26 average), against a median of 7,320. Regional New South Wales rankings.
Maitland council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
Crime in postcode 2323: every suburb and council it covers.
Questions
Is East Maitland safe?
East Maitland recorded about 13,500 offences a year per 100,000 residents over 2023-24 to 2025-26, about 84% higher than the median of 7,320 for regional NSW suburbs and towns: the 47th highest rate of 250. In 2025-26 police recorded 284 violent offences (2,390 per 100,000 residents) and 77 break-ins there. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
What is the crime rate in East Maitland?
In 2025-26 police recorded 1,670 offences in East Maitland, about 14,100 per 100,000 of its 11,860 residents (2021 Census), including 284 violent offences and 77 break-ins.
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