Crime Dashboard - Edgewater

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-ins435328
motor vehicle121,31875
violent366998

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-ins353312 13.1%
motor vehicle1,3181,096 20.2%
violent6991,501-53.5%

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 13.1% to 353 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 20.2% to 1,318 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 53.5% to 699 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
Edgewater1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins353947739
motor vehicle1,3181,4431,036
violent6993,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Edgewater was 62.8% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 52.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Edgewater.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Edgewater was 8.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 27.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Edgewater.
  • the rate of violent crime in Edgewater was 76.8% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 75.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Edgewater.