Petersham crime rate and Crime Score · New South Wales

Petersham is a suburb in the Inner West council area of New South Wales (about 193,125 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 38 out of 100 (low), 252nd 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 robbery (71st percentile), assault (32nd percentile), homicide (43rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 39.

In 2024-25: violent 878 per 100,000 (+24% vs five years earlier); property 2,656 per 100,000 (-13% vs five years earlier); break-ins 227 per 100,000 (-12% vs five years earlier); theft 1,200 per 100,000 (-15% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 96th of 129 New South Wales councils with data, highest first.

Unemployment in the Inner West council area is 4.3% (New South Wales 4.9%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 3.4% of occupied homes (1,733 public and 816 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; New South Wales 4.2%). An estimated 2,570 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 140 per 10,000 residents (New South Wales 43.4), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 34.8% of residents were born overseas (New South Wales 31%), most often in England, China, New Zealand. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 4.2% (confidence 85 of 100); social housing about 3.1% of homes; about 137.8 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 35.3% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.

New South Wales publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Petersham are those of the Inner West council area.

Inner West council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.

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