Crime Dashboard - Balcatta
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 | 52 | 1,039 | 80 |
| motor vehicle | 21 | 1,396 | 77 |
| violent | 246 | 2,067 | 52 |
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 | 1,039 | 1,130 | -8.1% |
| motor vehicle | 1,396 | 1,377 | 1.4% |
| violent | 2,067 | 2,836 | -27.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 8.1% to 1,039 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 1.4% to 1,396 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 27.1% to 2,067 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 | Balcatta1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,039 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,396 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,067 | 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 Balcatta was 9.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 40.7% higher than the national average.
- around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Balcatta.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Balcatta was 3.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 34.7% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Balcatta.
- the rate of violent crime in Balcatta was 31.4% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 27.0% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Balcatta.