Crime Dashboard - York

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-ins1042021
motor vehicle71,44184
violent2185,20194

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-ins420607-30.9%
motor vehicle1,441800 80.1%
violent5,2013,095 68.0%

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 30.9% to 420 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 80.1% to 1,441 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 68.0% to 5,201 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
York1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins420947739
motor vehicle1,4411,4431,036
violent5,2013,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in York was 55.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 43.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 21% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than York.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in York was 0.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 39.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 84% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than York.
  • the rate of violent crime in York was 72.6% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 83.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than York.