Crime Dashboard - Wagin

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-ins81,08390
motor vehicle41,34079
violent422,46150

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-ins1,0831,147 -5.6%
motor vehicle1,340680 97.1%
violent2,4613,740-34.2%

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 5.6% to 1,083 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 97.1% to 1,340 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 34.2% to 2,461 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
Wagin1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,083947739
motor vehicle1,3401,4431,036
violent2,4613,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wagin was 14.3% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 46.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wagin.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wagin was 7.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 29.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wagin.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wagin was 18.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 13.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 50% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wagin.