Crime Dashboard - Beckenham

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-ins531,40189
motor vehicle181,75186
violent2672,68667

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-ins1,4011,267 10.6%
motor vehicle1,7511,814 -3.4%
violent2,6863,772-28.8%

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 10.6% to 1,401 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.4% to 1,751 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 28.8% to 2,686 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
Beckenham1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,401947739
motor vehicle1,7511,4431,036
violent2,6863,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Beckenham was 47.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 89.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Beckenham.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Beckenham was 21.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 69.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Beckenham.
  • the rate of violent crime in Beckenham was 10.8% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 5.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Beckenham.