Crime Dashboard - Port Hedland
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 | 303 | 3,484 | 100 |
| motor vehicle | 143 | 6,468 | 100 |
| violent | 1,711 | 10,184 | 99 |
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 | 3,484 | 3,173 | 9.8% |
| motor vehicle | 6,468 | 8,708 | -25.7% |
| violent | 10,184 | 12,867 | -20.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 9.8% to 3,484 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.7% to 6,468 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.9% to 10,184 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 | Port Hedland1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 3,484 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 6,468 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 10,184 | 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 Port Hedland was 267.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 371.8% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Hedland.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Hedland was 348.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 524.1% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Hedland.
- the rate of violent crime in Port Hedland was 238.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 260.0% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Hedland.