Crime Dashboard - Midland

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-ins671,90296
motor vehicle333,56798
violent74911,41298

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-ins1,9022,243-15.2%
motor vehicle3,5674,019-11.2%
violent11,41215,421-26.0%

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 15.2% to 1,902 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.2% to 3,567 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 26.0% to 11,412 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
Midland1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins1,902947739
motor vehicle3,5671,4431,036
violent11,4123,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Midland was 100.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 157.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Midland.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Midland was 147.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 244.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Midland.
  • the rate of violent crime in Midland was 278.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 303.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Midland.