Crime Dashboard - Penshurst (NSW)
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 | 26 | 262 | 17 |
| motor vehicle | 26 | 300 | 13 |
| violent | 128 | 1,297 | 28 |
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 | 262 | 300 | -12.7% |
| motor vehicle | 300 | 402 | -25.5% |
| violent | 1,297 | 1,457 | -10.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 12.7% to 262 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.5% to 300 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 10.9% to 1,297 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 | Penshurst (NSW)1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 262 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 300 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,297 | 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 Penshurst (NSW) was 52.1% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 64.5% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Penshurst (NSW).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Penshurst (NSW) was 58.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 71.1% lower than the national average.
- around 13% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Penshurst (NSW).
- the rate of violent crime in Penshurst (NSW) was 45.6% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 54.1% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Penshurst (NSW).