Crime Dashboard - Balga
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 | 127 | 2,183 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 50 | 2,345 | 94 |
| violent | 687 | 4,516 | 86 |
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 | 2,183 | 1,560 | 39.9% |
| motor vehicle | 2,345 | 2,195 | 6.8% |
| violent | 4,516 | 5,231 | -13.7% |
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 39.9% to 2,183 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 6.8% to 2,345 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.7% to 4,516 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 | Balga1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,183 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,345 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,516 | 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 Balga was 130.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 195.5% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Balga.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Balga was 62.5% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 126.2% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Balga.
- the rate of violent crime in Balga was 49.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 59.6% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Balga.