Official police statistics indicate that the Australian burglary rate reached record levels in 1982-1983, being more than four times the rate in 1964-1965. Household burglaries increased, and shop burglaries declined. Burglary trends in other Western industrialized democracies also show sharp and monotonic increases in reported burglary rates. Self-reported delinquency studies in these same countries indicate a high rate of burglary among youth, particularly among boys. Victimization surveys reveal that burglary is even more frequent than indicated by official statistics. Selected data show break, enter, and steal offenses in the Sydney metropolitan area in 1981 by police districts. Other data indicate types of premises burglarized, offender ages, entry method, value of property stolen, and offenses cleared by arrest for each police district. 10 tables and 14 references.