Crime Dashboard - Nedlands

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-ins2342736
motor vehicle1398060
violent2021,44033

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-ins427435 -1.8%
motor vehicle9801,143-14.3%
violent1,4401,489 -3.3%

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 1.8% to 427 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 14.3% to 980 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 3.3% to 1,440 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
Nedlands1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins427947739
motor vehicle9801,4431,036
violent1,4403,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Nedlands was 54.9% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 42.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 36% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Nedlands.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Nedlands was 32.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 5.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Nedlands.
  • the rate of violent crime in Nedlands was 52.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 49.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 33% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Nedlands.