Crime Dashboard - East Pilbara

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-ins832,31898
motor vehicle1037,593100
violent8098,44098

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-ins2,3183,134-26.0%
motor vehicle7,59315,267-50.3%
violent8,4409,037 -6.6%

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 26.0% to 2,318 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 50.3% to 7,593 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 6.6% to 8,440 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
East Pilbara1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins2,318947739
motor vehicle7,5931,4431,036
violent8,4403,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in East Pilbara was 144.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 213.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than East Pilbara.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in East Pilbara was 426.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 632.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than East Pilbara.
  • the rate of violent crime in East Pilbara was 180.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 198.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than East Pilbara.