Crime Dashboard - South Perth
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 | 186 | 1,116 | 90 |
| motor vehicle | 107 | 1,741 | 90 |
| violent | 803 | 1,824 | 24 |
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 | 1,116 | 1,481 | -24.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,741 | 1,577 | 10.4% |
| violent | 1,824 | 2,622 | -30.4% |
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 24.7% to 1,116 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 10.4% to 1,741 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 30.4% to 1,824 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 | South Perth1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,116 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,741 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,824 | 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 South Perth was 17.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 51.1% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Perth.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Perth was 20.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 68.0% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Perth.
- the rate of violent crime in South Perth was 39.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 35.5% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Perth.