Crime Dashboard - Geraldton
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 | 49 | 3,051 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 20 | 5,567 | 99 |
| violent | 742 | 20,495 | 99 |
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 | 3,051 | 3,878 | -21.3% |
| motor vehicle | 5,567 | 6,278 | -11.3% |
| violent | 20,495 | 21,267 | -3.6% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 21.3% to 3,051 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.3% to 5,567 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.6% to 20,495 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 | Geraldton1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 3,051 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 5,567 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 20,495 | 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 Geraldton was 222.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 313.1% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Geraldton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Geraldton was 285.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 437.2% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Geraldton.
- the rate of violent crime in Geraldton was 580.3% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 624.4% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Geraldton.