Matcham crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales
Matcham is a suburb in the Central Coast council area of New South Wales (about 357,816 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 46 out of 100 (moderate), 201st 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 (56th percentile), sexual offences (67th percentile), robbery (56th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 51.
In 2024-25: violent 1,434 per 100,000 (+28% vs five years earlier); property 2,632 per 100,000 (-20% vs five years earlier); break-ins 245 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 1,078 per 100,000 (-19% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 54th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Central Coast council area is 4.7% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.4% of occupied homes (3,330 public and 1,107 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 799 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 22.8 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 16.9% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, New Zealand, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.6% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 3% of homes; about 22.5 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 17.2% 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 crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Matcham are those of the Central Coast council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,434 | 5,132 | +28% |
| Property | 2,632 | 9,418 | -20% |
| Break-ins | 245 | 877 | -30% |
| Theft | 1,078 | 3,857 | -19% |
Central Coast council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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