Penrith crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales council area
Penrith is a council area in New South Wales with about 231,701 residents. It has a Crime Score 52 out of 100 (moderate), 158th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (58th percentile), robbery (81st percentile), sexual offences (61st percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 59.
In 2025-26: violent 1,400 per 100,000 (0% vs five years earlier); property 3,254 per 100,000 (-14% vs five years earlier); break-ins 286 per 100,000 (-30% vs five years earlier); theft 1,506 per 100,000 (-1% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 60th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Penrith council area is 4.6% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.3% of occupied homes (2,394 public and 785 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 790 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 35.7 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 24.7% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in India, England, Philippines. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.5% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 3.9% of homes; about 35.1 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 25.1% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,400 | 3,243 | -0% |
| Property | 3,254 | 7,540 | -14% |
| Break-ins | 286 | 663 | -30% |
| Theft | 1,506 | 3,489 | -1% |
Questions
Is Penrith safe?
Penrith recorded 1,400 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 22% higher than the New South Wales rate (1,150) and about 9% higher than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 52.4 out of 100 (moderate), 158th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Penrith?
663 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 286 per 100,000 residents, close to the New South Wales rate (301).
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Police news near Penrith
- Critical incident declared after man dies - Rooty Hill · Rooty Hill, 18 Oct 2026 · 11 km away
- Two men charged after alleged fatal stabbing - Mt Druitt · Mount Druitt, 14 Oct 2026 · 8 km away
- Teens charged after alleged fatal stabbing - Mt Druitt · Mount Druitt, 12 Oct 2026 · 8 km away
- Man critical after stabbing - Bidwill · Bidwill, 7 Sept 2026 · 9 km away
- Four additional teens charged after machete allegedly seized following brawl, police assault - Penrith · Penrith, 5 Sept 2026 · 4 km away
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Suburbs in the Penrith council area
Agnes Banks · Berkshire Park · Caddens · Cambridge Gardens · Cambridge Park · Castlereagh · Claremont Meadows · Colyton · Cranebrook · Emu Heights · Emu Plains · Erskine Park · Glenmore Park · Jamisontown · Jordan Springs · Kemps Creek · Kingswood · Leonay · Llandilo · Londonderry · Luddenham · Mount Vernon · Mulgoa · North Saint Marys · Orchard Hills · Oxley Park · Penrith · Regentville · Saint Clair · Saint Marys · South Penrith · Werrington · Werrington County · Werrington Downs
Postcodes in the Penrith council area
2178 · 2745 · 2747 · 2748 · 2749 · 2750 · 2753 · 2759 · 2760 · 2765
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