Crime Dashboard - Lamington (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-ins81,66193
motor vehicle42,40294
violent612,97572

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-ins1,6611,325 25.4%
motor vehicle2,4022,103 14.3%
violent2,9754,036-26.3%

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 25.4% to 1,661 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 14.3% to 2,402 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 26.3% to 2,975 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
Lamington (WA)1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,661947739
motor vehicle2,4021,4431,036
violent2,9753,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Lamington (WA) was 75.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 124.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lamington (WA).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lamington (WA) was 66.5% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 131.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lamington (WA).
  • the rate of violent crime in Lamington (WA) was 1.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 5.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lamington (WA).