Crime Dashboard - Lathlain

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-ins221,52891
motor vehicle51,58882
violent371,06619

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-ins1,5281,534 -0.4%
motor vehicle1,5882,002-20.7%
violent1,0661,985-46.3%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 0.4% to 1,528 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.7% to 1,588 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 46.3% to 1,066 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
Lathlain1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,528947739
motor vehicle1,5881,4431,036
violent1,0663,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Lathlain was 61.3% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 106.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lathlain.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lathlain was 10.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 53.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lathlain.
  • the rate of violent crime in Lathlain was 64.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 62.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 19% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lathlain.