Crime Dashboard - Penrith
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 | 255 | 1,663 | 93 |
| motor vehicle | 355 | 2,325 | 94 |
| violent | 1,141 | 6,969 | 94 |
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 | 1,663 | 1,588 | 4.8% |
| motor vehicle | 2,325 | 2,757 | -15.7% |
| violent | 6,969 | 8,669 | -19.6% |
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 4.8% to 1,663 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.7% to 2,325 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 19.6% to 6,969 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 | 1,663 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,325 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 6,969 | 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 204.1% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 125.2% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Penrith.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Penrith was 223.8% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 124.4% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Penrith.
- the rate of violent crime in Penrith was 192.5% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 146.3% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Penrith.