Crime Dashboard - South Hedland
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 | 268 | 4,207 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 81 | 4,824 | 99 |
| violent | 1,554 | 12,892 | 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 | 4,207 | 3,899 | 7.9% |
| motor vehicle | 4,824 | 6,797 | -29.0% |
| violent | 12,892 | 16,320 | -21.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 7.9% to 4,207 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.0% to 4,824 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.0% to 12,892 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 | South Hedland1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 4,207 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 4,824 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 12,892 | 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 South Hedland was 344.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 469.6% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Hedland.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Hedland was 234.3% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 365.5% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Hedland.
- the rate of violent crime in South Hedland was 327.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 355.7% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Hedland.