Crime Dashboard - Melville (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 | 16 | 538 | 47 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 827 | 52 |
| violent | 52 | 2,539 | 64 |
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 | 538 | 437 | 23.1% |
| motor vehicle | 827 | 694 | 19.1% |
| violent | 2,539 | 1,385 | 83.3% |
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 23.1% to 538 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 19.1% to 827 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 83.3% to 2,539 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 | Melville (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 538 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 827 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,539 | 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 Melville (WA) was 43.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 27.1% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Melville (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Melville (WA) was 42.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 20.2% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Melville (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Melville (WA) was 15.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 10.3% lower than the national average.
- around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Melville (WA).