Crime Dashboard - East 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-ins331,16083
motor vehicle101,22571
violent1331,58738

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-ins1,1601,197 -3.1%
motor vehicle1,2251,446-15.2%
violent1,5872,194-27.7%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 3.1% to 1,160 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.2% to 1,225 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 27.7% to 1,587 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
East Cannington1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,160947739
motor vehicle1,2251,4431,036
violent1,5873,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in East Cannington was 22.5% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 57.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than East Cannington.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in East Cannington was 15.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 18.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than East Cannington.
  • the rate of violent crime in East Cannington was 47.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 43.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 38% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than East Cannington.