Crime Dashboard - Murdoch
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 | 12 | 663 | 58 |
| motor vehicle | 7 | 3,343 | 98 |
| violent | 86 | 2,601 | 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 | 663 | 728 | -9.0% |
| motor vehicle | 3,343 | 3,268 | 2.3% |
| violent | 2,601 | 3,745 | -30.6% |
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 9.0% to 663 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 2.3% to 3,343 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 30.6% to 2,601 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 | Murdoch1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 663 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,343 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,601 | 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 Murdoch was 30.0% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 10.3% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Murdoch.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Murdoch was 131.6% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 222.5% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Murdoch.
- the rate of violent crime in Murdoch was 13.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 8.1% lower than the national average.
- around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Murdoch.