Crime Dashboard - Forrestfield
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 | 57 | 916 | 75 |
| motor vehicle | 28 | 1,294 | 73 |
| violent | 354 | 2,689 | 67 |
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 | 916 | 719 | 27.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,294 | 1,423 | -9.1% |
| violent | 2,689 | 3,350 | -19.7% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 27.3% to 916 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 9.1% to 1,294 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 19.7% to 2,689 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 | Forrestfield1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 916 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,294 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,689 | 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 Forrestfield was 3.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 24.0% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Forrestfield.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Forrestfield was 10.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 24.8% higher than the national average.
- around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Forrestfield.
- the rate of violent crime in Forrestfield was 10.8% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 5.0% lower than the national average.
- around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Forrestfield.