Crime Dashboard - Wanneroo

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-ins49651432
motor vehicle25983743
violent4,1601,79323

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-ins514534 -3.6%
motor vehicle837990-15.5%
violent1,7932,498-28.2%

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 3.6% to 514 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.5% to 837 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 28.2% to 1,793 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
Wanneroo1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins514947739
motor vehicle8371,4431,036
violent1,7933,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wanneroo was 45.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 30.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 32% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wanneroo.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wanneroo was 42.0% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 19.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 43% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wanneroo.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wanneroo was 40.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 36.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 23% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wanneroo.