Crime Dashboard - Newman
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 | 64 | 2,975 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 80 | 9,375 | 100 |
| violent | 710 | 11,293 | 98 |
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 | 2,975 | 4,123 | -27.9% |
| motor vehicle | 9,375 | 20,512 | -54.3% |
| violent | 11,293 | 12,137 | -7.0% |
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 27.9% to 2,975 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 54.3% to 9,375 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.0% to 11,293 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 | Newman1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,975 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 9,375 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 11,293 | 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 Newman was 214.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 302.7% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newman.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newman was 549.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 804.6% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newman.
- the rate of violent crime in Newman was 274.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 299.2% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newman.