Crime Dashboard - Petersham
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 | 43 | 560 | 49 |
| motor vehicle | 31 | 575 | 34 |
| violent | 130 | 1,776 | 44 |
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 | 560 | 495 | 13.2% |
| motor vehicle | 575 | 962 | -40.3% |
| violent | 1,776 | 1,917 | -7.4% |
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 13.2% to 560 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 40.3% to 575 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.4% to 1,776 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 | Petersham1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 560 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 575 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,776 | 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 Petersham was 2.4% higher than the New South Wales average, and was 24.2% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Petersham.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Petersham was 20.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 44.6% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Petersham.
- the rate of violent crime in Petersham was 25.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 37.2% lower than the national average.
- around 44% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Petersham.