Crime Dashboard - Augusta
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-ins | 4 | 443 | 38 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 417 | 22 |
| violent | 15 | 918 | 15 |
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 | 443 | 186 | 137.8% |
| motor vehicle | 417 | 0 | na |
| violent | 918 | 4,003 | -77.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 137.8% to 443 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased from 0 to 417 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 77.1% to 918 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 | Augusta1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 443 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 417 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 918 | 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 Augusta was 53.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 40.0% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Augusta.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Augusta was 71.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 59.8% lower than the national average.
- around 22% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Augusta.
- the rate of violent crime in Augusta was 69.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 67.6% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Augusta.