Crime Dashboard - Merriwa (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 | 15 | 560 | 49 |
| motor vehicle | 6 | 1,101 | 66 |
| violent | 147 | 2,610 | 65 |
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 | 560 | 645 | -13.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,101 | 1,187 | -7.2% |
| violent | 2,610 | 4,308 | -39.4% |
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 13.3% to 560 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.2% to 1,101 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 39.4% to 2,610 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 | Merriwa (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 560 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,101 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,610 | 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 Merriwa (WA) was 40.9% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 24.2% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Merriwa (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Merriwa (WA) was 23.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 6.3% higher than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Merriwa (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Merriwa (WA) was 13.4% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 7.8% lower than the national average.
- around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Merriwa (WA).