Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · New South Wales · 2025-26

Crime in postcode 2178

Postcode 2178 covers Cecil Park, Kemps Creek and Mount Vernon in New South Wales. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council areas the postcode falls in: Penrith and Liverpool.

Suburbs in 2178

Recorded crime in the council areas

52/100

Penrith

Moderate158 of 362 nationally · 51 of 129 in NSW · 231,701 residents

Violent 1,400 per 100k

▼ -0% vs five years earlier

Property 3,254 per 100k

▼ -14% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 286 per 100k

▼ -30% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Kemps Creek, Mount Vernon in postcode 2178.

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41/100

Liverpool

Moderate239 of 362 nationally · 84 of 129 in NSW · 261,231 residents

Violent 1,142 per 100k

▲ +12% vs five years earlier

Property 2,411 per 100k

▼ -16% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 209 per 100k

▼ -30% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2025-26. Covers Cecil Park in postcode 2178.

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The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 2178

What is the crime rate in postcode 2178?

Recorded crime is published for the Penrith council area, which covers most of postcode 2178. In 2025-26 it recorded 1,400 violent offences, 3,254 property offences and 286 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 2178 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Penrith council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 22% above the New South Wales rate (1,400 against 1,280 nationally, 2025-26). Its Crime Score of 52 ranks 158 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 2178?

Cecil Park, Kemps Creek and Mount Vernon.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from New South Wales's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

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