Crime Dashboard - Busselton
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-ins | 93 | 398 | 17 |
| motor vehicle | 46 | 712 | 29 |
| violent | 929 | 2,115 | 39 |
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-ins | 398 | 447 | -11.0% |
| motor vehicle | 712 | 936 | -23.9% |
| violent | 2,115 | 2,513 | -15.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 11.0% to 398 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 23.9% to 712 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.9% to 2,115 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 | Busselton1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 398 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 712 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,115 | 3,013 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Busselton was 58.0% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 46.1% lower than the national average.
- around 17% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Busselton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Busselton was 50.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 31.3% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Busselton.
- the rate of violent crime in Busselton was 29.8% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 25.3% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Busselton.