Crime Dashboard - Maylands (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-ins771,34488
motor vehicle432,12492
violent2852,71768

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-ins1,3441,207 11.3%
motor vehicle2,1241,988 6.8%
violent2,7174,232-35.8%

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 11.3% to 1,344 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 6.8% to 2,124 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 35.8% to 2,717 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
Maylands (WA)1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,344947739
motor vehicle2,1241,4431,036
violent2,7173,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Maylands (WA) was 41.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 81.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Maylands (WA).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Maylands (WA) was 47.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 105.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Maylands (WA).
  • the rate of violent crime in Maylands (WA) was 9.8% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 4.0% lower than the national average.
  • around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Maylands (WA).