Crime Dashboard - Somerville (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 | 33 | 1,319 | 87 |
| motor vehicle | 15 | 2,084 | 91 |
| violent | 157 | 4,175 | 84 |
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 | 1,319 | 1,339 | -1.5% |
| motor vehicle | 2,084 | 2,244 | -7.1% |
| violent | 4,175 | 4,606 | -9.4% |
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 1.5% to 1,319 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.1% to 2,084 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.4% to 4,175 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 | Somerville (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,319 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,084 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,175 | 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 Somerville (WA) was 39.3% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 78.6% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Somerville (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Somerville (WA) was 44.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 101.0% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Somerville (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Somerville (WA) was 38.6% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 47.6% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Somerville (WA).