Crime Rates for West Pennant Hills, NSW
Year ending Jun 2025 The West Pennant Hills (2125) crime rate for the Year ending Jun 2025 was calculated from 180 reported incidents, equal to 1,083 incident per 100,000 residents. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the population of West Pennant Hills, NSW in 2021 was 16,620. In the last 10 years, West Pennant Hills, NSW's crime rate has seen a decrease. Recent data shows that Assault and Robbery occur at a rate of 1 incident per 1278.5 residents. For property crimes such as Burglary and Theft, the rate is 1 incident per 161.4 residents. Community safety concerns, including Stalking and Harassment, are reported at a rate of 1 incident per 977.6 residents. When reviewing these figures, it’s also valuable to compare them with broader crime trends across the Greater Sydney region.Most Common Crimes in West Pennant Hills for 2025: Theft (78), Intimidation, stalking and harassment (19), Assault (18).
| Type/Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 277 | 222 | 250 | 287 | 289 | 401 | 233 | 220 | 223 | 196 | 180 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against justice procedures | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Arson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Assault | 26 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 18 |
| Betting and gaming offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Coercive Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disorderly conduct | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Drug offences | 13 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 17 | 19 |
| Liquor offences | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malicious damage to property | 19 | 21 | 19 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Other offences | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Other offences against the person | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Pornography offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual offences | 6 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| Theft | 160 | 125 | 154 | 151 | 175 | 180 | 131 | 83 | 127 | 103 | 78 |
| Transport regulatory offences | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
In 2025, West Pennant Hills, NSW recorded 180 total crime incidents. Over the period from 2015 to 2025, overall crime has decreased. Cumulatively over this period, the most common crime type was 'Theft' with 1467 reported cases.
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Latest Crime Rates
| Type | incidents (2025) | incidents (2024) | Changes(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 5 | 4 | 25.00% (4) |
| Breach bail conditions | 3 | 5 | -40.00% (5) |
| Other offences against justice procedures | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Resist or hinder officer | 2 | 1 | 100.00% (1) |
| Arson | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Assault Police | 0 | 1 | -100.00% (1) |
| Domestic violence related assault | 16 | 8 | 100.00% (8) |
| Non-domestic violence related assault | 2 | 4 | -50.00% (4) |
| Blackmail and extortion | 5 | 1 | 400.00% (1) |
| Criminal intent | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Offensive conduct | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Trespass | 7 | 7 | 0.00% (7) |
| Other drug offences | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Intimidation, stalking and harassment | 19 | 17 | 11.76% (17) |
| Malicious damage to property | 18 | 21 | -14.29% (21) |
| Other offences | 3 | 4 | -25.00% (4) |
| Other offences against the person | 1 | 3 | -66.67% (3) |
| Pornography offences | 1 | 1 | 0.00% (1) |
| Prohibited and regulated weapons offences | 4 | 4 | 0.00% (4) |
| Sexual assault | 5 | 3 | 66.67% (3) |
| Sexual touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | 6 | 6 | 0.00% (6) |
| Break and enter dwelling | 5 | 20 | -75.00% (20) |
| Break and enter non-dwelling | 3 | 0 | 300.00% (0) |
| Fraud | 45 | 42 | 7.14% (42) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 6 | 6 | 0.00% (6) |
| Other theft | 4 | 7 | -42.86% (7) |
| Receiving or handling stolen goods | 0 | 2 | -100.00% (2) |
| Steal from dwelling | 3 | 9 | -66.67% (9) |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 10 | 10 | 0.00% (10) |
| Steal from person | 1 | 0 | 100.00% (0) |
| Steal from retail store | 1 | 7 | -85.71% (7) |
| Transport regulatory offences | 0 | 2 | -100.00% (2) |
AI Analysis
1. Overall Crime Trends:
- General crime levels fluctuate annually without a clear consistent increase or decrease.
- Fraud and intimidation/stalking/harassment show a generally high volume over the years.
- Transport regulatory offences saw an extreme spike in 2020 (119 incidents) but dropped sharply thereafter.
2. Most Common and Serious Crime Types (total peak numbers):
- Fraud: Highest counts, peaking at 74 in 2020.
- Intimidation, Stalking, and Harassment: Ranged from 15 to 31 incidents yearly, peaking in 2022 with 31.
- Domestic violence related assault: Consistently high, between 13 and 20 incidents per year.
- Breach Apprehended Violence Order: Notable peak at 10 in 2017, mostly stable around 4-5 in recent years.
- Break and enter dwelling: High counts mostly between 35-48 until 2018, declining sharply afterwards, reaching 5 in 2025.
3. Significant Year-to-Year Spikes or Drops:
- Break and enter dwelling dropped drastically from 28 in 2020 to 5 in 2022 and remained low through 2025.
- Fraud peaked at 74 in 2020, then declined to 42 by 2024, showing some recovery in 2023 (62).
- Transport regulatory offences spiked massively in 2020 (119), then fell to near zero in subsequent years.
- Intimidation, stalking, and harassment increased notably from 18 in 2020 to 31 in 2022 before slightly declining.
- Trespass incidents rose from 1 in 2015 to a peak of 7 in multiple years including 2020, 2022-2025.
- Sexual touching/offences dropped to zero in 2022 and 2023 after earlier years with small counts.
4. Safety-Relevant Observations:
- Property crimes (fraud, break and enter, stealing from motor vehicles) dominate the crime profile, with fraud consistently highest.
- Violent crimes like domestic violence related assault and intimidation/stalking remain significant but stable, with no sudden increases in violent assaults or homicide.
- Robbery is extremely rare with a maximum of one incident in any given year.
- Malicious damage to property remains moderately high, peaking at 33 in 2018 and generally staying around 18-29 incidents.
- Drug offences are relatively low, with some years showing minor activity in cannabis possession/use and dealing.
- No murders recorded except two in 2019; no attempted murders or manslaughters reported.
- Breaches of legal orders (AVOs, bail conditions) persist steadily, indicating ongoing issues with compliance to justice procedures.
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Overview
No of incidents (Year ending Jun 2025), people in 2021Community Snapshot – West Pennant Hills (2021)
West Pennant Hills is a vibrant suburb with 16620 residents. The suburb has a good mix of households, with 58.1% being couple families with children and the average household size is 3.1 people. The median household weekly income is $3078, though the unemployment rate stands at 3.8%. While 57.5% of residents were born in Australia, the area still reflects a multicultural spirit through its people, food, and events
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Common FAQ about West Pennant Hills, NSW Criminal
How common is car theft in the West Pennant Hills, NSW?
There were 6 motor vehicle theft incident(s) recorded between Year ending Jun 2025, averaging 1 incident every 60.8 day.
Is West Pennant Hills, NSW safe in 2025
Yes, West Pennant Hills, NSW is considered safe, as its crime rate of 1,083 incidents per 100,000 people for the Year ending Jun 2025 is lower than the overall crime rate in New South Wales.
What is the most common crime in West Pennant Hills, NSW?
In 2025, the most common crime type in West Pennant Hills, NSW was Theft with 78 reported incidents.
Has crime in the West Pennant Hills, NSW increased or decreased in the past 5 years?
Crime rates have decreased by 23% over the past five years.
What is rate of criminal against person in West Pennant Hills, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 54 incident against persons in West Pennant Hills, NSW, including homicide, assault, sexual offences,robbery, and other crimes against the person.
What is the rate of property crime in West Pennant Hills, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, there were 96 property crime incident in West Pennant Hills, NSW, including arson, theft, and malicious damage to property.
What is the number of drug offenses in West Pennant Hills, NSW?
In Year ending Jun 2025, West Pennant Hills, NSW recorded 2 drug incident, including cocaine, narcotics, cannabis, amphetamines, ecstasy and other drugs.
*Unincorporated/Out Of Council - Areas that are not governed by a local government authority
Source: Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Australian Bureau of Statistics
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