Crime Dashboard - Highgate (WA)
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 | 35 | 2,963 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 8 | 2,542 | 95 |
| violent | 78 | 3,201 | 75 |
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 | 2,963 | 1,343 | 120.6% |
| motor vehicle | 2,542 | 2,989 | -15.0% |
| violent | 3,201 | 4,640 | -31.0% |
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 120.6% to 2,963 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.0% to 2,542 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 31.0% to 3,201 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 | Highgate (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,963 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,542 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,201 | 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 Highgate (WA) was 212.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 301.1% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Highgate (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Highgate (WA) was 76.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 145.2% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Highgate (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Highgate (WA) was 6.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 13.1% higher than the national average.
- around 75% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Highgate (WA).