Crime Dashboard - Safety Bay

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-ins3989173
motor vehicle1184453
violent1742,15255

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-ins891935 -4.7%
motor vehicle8441,024-17.6%
violent2,1522,937-26.7%

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 4.7% to 891 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 17.6% to 844 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 26.7% to 2,152 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
Safety Bay1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins891947739
motor vehicle8441,4431,036
violent2,1523,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Safety Bay was 5.9% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 20.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Safety Bay.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Safety Bay was 41.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 18.6% lower than the national average.
  • around 53% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Safety Bay.
  • the rate of violent crime in Safety Bay was 28.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 23.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Safety Bay.