Crime Dashboard - South 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 | 51 | 490 | 43 |
| motor vehicle | 59 | 680 | 42 |
| violent | 197 | 2,015 | 51 |
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 | 490 | 305 | 60.5% |
| motor vehicle | 680 | 1,047 | -35.0% |
| violent | 2,015 | 2,211 | -8.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 60.5% to 490 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 35.0% to 680 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 8.9% to 2,015 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 | South Penrith1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 490 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 680 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,015 | 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 South Penrith was 10.5% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 33.7% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Penrith.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Penrith was 5.3% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 34.4% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Penrith.
- the rate of violent crime in South Penrith was 15.4% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 28.8% lower than the national average.
- around 51% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Penrith.