Crime Dashboard - Forrestdale
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 | 19 | 2,132 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 14 | 5,174 | 99 |
| violent | 33 | 2,240 | 56 |
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 | 2,132 | 1,967 | 8.4% |
| motor vehicle | 5,174 | 7,095 | -27.1% |
| violent | 2,240 | 4,847 | -53.8% |
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 8.4% to 2,132 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 27.1% to 5,174 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 53.8% to 2,240 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 | Forrestdale1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,132 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 5,174 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,240 | 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 Forrestdale was 125.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 188.7% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Forrestdale.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Forrestdale was 258.6% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 399.3% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Forrestdale.
- the rate of violent crime in Forrestdale was 25.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 20.8% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Forrestdale.