Crime Dashboard - Kelmscott

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-ins371,03579
motor vehicle251,98090
violent4624,28485

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-ins1,0351,435-27.8%
motor vehicle1,9801,748 13.3%
violent4,2845,804-26.2%

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 27.8% to 1,035 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 13.3% to 1,980 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 26.2% to 4,284 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
Kelmscott1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,035947739
motor vehicle1,9801,4431,036
violent4,2843,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Kelmscott was 9.3% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 40.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kelmscott.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kelmscott was 37.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 91.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kelmscott.
  • the rate of violent crime in Kelmscott was 42.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 51.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kelmscott.