Crime Dashboard - Penrith
New South Wales • LGA • 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 | 1,111 | 609 | 47 |
| motor vehicle | 1,610 | 982 | 54 |
| violent | 5,589 | 2,943 | 69 |
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 | 609 | 535 | 13.9% |
| motor vehicle | 982 | 1,028 | -4.4% |
| violent | 2,943 | 3,529 | -16.6% |
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 13.9% to 609 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.4% to 982 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 16.6% to 2,943 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 | Penrith1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 609 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 982 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,943 | 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 Penrith was 11.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 17.5% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Penrith.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Penrith was 36.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 5.2% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Penrith.
- the rate of violent crime in Penrith was 23.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 4.0% higher than the national average.
- around 69% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Penrith.