Crime Dashboard - Merredin
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 | 7 | 544 | 39 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 741 | 34 |
| violent | 115 | 4,241 | 89 |
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 | 544 | 754 | -27.9% |
| motor vehicle | 741 | 1,756 | -57.8% |
| violent | 4,241 | 6,920 | -38.7% |
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 27.9% to 544 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 57.8% to 741 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 38.7% to 4,241 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 | Merredin1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 544 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 741 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,241 | 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 Merredin was 42.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 26.4% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Merredin.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Merredin was 48.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 28.5% lower than the national average.
- around 34% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Merredin.
- the rate of violent crime in Merredin was 40.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 49.9% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Merredin.