Crime Dashboard - Scarborough (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 | 48 | 585 | 52 |
| motor vehicle | 26 | 1,309 | 74 |
| violent | 467 | 2,343 | 60 |
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 | 585 | 695 | -15.8% |
| motor vehicle | 1,309 | 1,269 | 3.1% |
| violent | 2,343 | 3,725 | -37.1% |
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 15.8% to 585 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 3.1% to 1,309 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 37.1% to 2,343 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 | Scarborough (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 585 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,309 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,343 | 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 Scarborough (WA) was 38.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 20.8% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Scarborough (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Scarborough (WA) was 9.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 26.3% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Scarborough (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Scarborough (WA) was 22.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 17.2% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Scarborough (WA).