Crime Dashboard - Kensington (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 | 12 | 698 | 61 |
| motor vehicle | 17 | 2,482 | 95 |
| violent | 100 | 1,942 | 50 |
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 | 698 | 696 | 0.4% |
| motor vehicle | 2,482 | 1,087 | 128.3% |
| violent | 1,942 | 3,271 | -40.6% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 0.4% to 698 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 128.3% to 2,482 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 40.6% to 1,942 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 | Kensington (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 698 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,482 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,942 | 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 Kensington (WA) was 26.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 5.4% lower than the national average.
- around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kensington (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kensington (WA) was 72.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 139.5% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kensington (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Kensington (WA) was 35.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 31.3% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kensington (WA).