Crime Dashboard - Bunbury

Western Australia • LGA • 2022-24

Crime summary

Crime rank by crime type

Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Crime statistics summary

Crime
Count
Rate1
Percentile2
break-ins2201,40194
motor vehicle1002,35097
violent1,6794,99994

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Surrounding areas

Crime trends

Break-in rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Violent crime rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Motor vehicle theft rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Period comparisons

Crime
2022-241
2020-221
Change
break-ins1,4011,247 12.4%
motor vehicle2,3501,883 24.8%
violent4,9996,859-27.1%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 12.4% to 1,401 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 24.8% to 2,350 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 27.1% to 4,999 incidents per 100,000 residents.

Area comparisons

Break-in rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Violent crime rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Motor vehicle theft rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Comparative statistics

Crime
Bunbury1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,401947739
motor vehicle2,3501,4431,036
violent4,9993,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Bunbury was 47.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 89.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bunbury.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bunbury was 62.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 126.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bunbury.
  • the rate of violent crime in Bunbury was 65.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 76.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bunbury.