Crime Dashboard - Moresby (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 | 1 | 298 | 21 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 995 | 61 |
| violent | 16 | 1,983 | 50 |
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 | 298 | 383 | -22.2% |
| motor vehicle | 995 | 0 | na |
| violent | 1,983 | 1,883 | 5.3% |
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 22.2% to 298 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased from 0 to 995 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 5.3% to 1,983 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 | Moresby (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 298 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 995 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,983 | 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 Moresby (WA) was 68.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 59.7% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Moresby (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Moresby (WA) was 31.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 4.0% lower than the national average.
- around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Moresby (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Moresby (WA) was 34.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 29.9% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Moresby (WA).