Crime Dashboard - Bedford
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 | 20 | 779 | 66 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 729 | 46 |
| violent | 112 | 1,625 | 40 |
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 | 779 | 983 | -20.7% |
| motor vehicle | 729 | 686 | 6.3% |
| violent | 1,625 | 2,117 | -23.2% |
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 20.7% to 779 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 6.3% to 729 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 23.2% to 1,625 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 | Bedford1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 779 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 729 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,625 | 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 Bedford was 17.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 5.5% higher than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bedford.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bedford was 49.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 29.6% lower than the national average.
- around 46% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bedford.
- the rate of violent crime in Bedford was 46.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 42.6% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bedford.