Crime Dashboard - Northam
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 | 62 | 1,294 | 94 |
| motor vehicle | 22 | 1,506 | 86 |
| violent | 689 | 5,729 | 95 |
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 | 1,294 | 1,027 | 26.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,506 | 1,312 | 14.8% |
| violent | 5,729 | 7,514 | -23.8% |
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 26.0% to 1,294 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 14.8% to 1,506 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 23.8% to 5,729 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 | Northam1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,294 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,506 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 5,729 | 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 Northam was 36.6% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 75.2% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Northam.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Northam was 4.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 45.3% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Northam.
- the rate of violent crime in Northam was 90.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 102.5% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Northam.