Crime Dashboard - Perth (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 | 112 | 1,687 | 94 |
| motor vehicle | 81 | 4,377 | 99 |
| violent | 2,241 | 15,308 | 99 |
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 | 1,687 | 1,284 | 31.4% |
| motor vehicle | 4,377 | 5,586 | -21.6% |
| violent | 15,308 | 22,721 | -32.6% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 31.4% to 1,687 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 21.6% to 4,377 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 32.6% to 15,308 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 | Perth (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,687 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 4,377 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 15,308 | 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 Perth (WA) was 78.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 128.4% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Perth (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Perth (WA) was 203.3% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 322.3% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Perth (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Perth (WA) was 408.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 441.1% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Perth (WA).