Crime Dashboard - West Pennant Hills
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 | 29 | 247 | 15 |
| motor vehicle | 16 | 173 | 5 |
| violent | 46 | 388 | 2 |
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 | 247 | 118 | 109.8% |
| motor vehicle | 173 | 167 | 3.1% |
| violent | 388 | 584 | -33.6% |
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 109.8% to 247 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 3.1% to 173 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 33.6% to 388 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 | West Pennant Hills1 | NSW1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 247 | 547 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 173 | 718 | 1,036 |
| violent | 388 | 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 West Pennant Hills was 54.9% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 66.6% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Pennant Hills.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Pennant Hills was 76.0% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 83.3% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Pennant Hills.
- the rate of violent crime in West Pennant Hills was 83.7% lower than the New South Wales average, and was 86.3% lower than the national average.
- around 2% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Pennant Hills.