Crime Dashboard - Cannington

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-ins411,74994
motor vehicle403,62598
violent5217,48895

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-ins1,7491,473 18.8%
motor vehicle3,6252,960 22.5%
violent7,4888,471-11.6%

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 18.8% to 1,749 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 22.5% to 3,625 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 11.6% to 7,488 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
Cannington1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,749947739
motor vehicle3,6251,4431,036
violent7,4883,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Cannington was 84.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 136.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cannington.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cannington was 151.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 249.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cannington.
  • the rate of violent crime in Cannington was 148.6% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 164.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cannington.