Crime Dashboard - Armadale (WA)

Western Australia • Suburb • 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-ins1001,74294
motor vehicle532,51495
violent1,2528,30596

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-ins1,7422,196-20.6%
motor vehicle2,5142,917-13.8%
violent8,3059,835-15.6%

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 20.6% to 1,742 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.8% to 2,514 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 15.6% to 8,305 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
Armadale (WA)1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,742947739
motor vehicle2,5141,4431,036
violent8,3053,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Armadale (WA) was 84.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 135.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Armadale (WA).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Armadale (WA) was 74.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 142.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Armadale (WA).
  • the rate of violent crime in Armadale (WA) was 175.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 193.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Armadale (WA).