Crime Dashboard - South Perth
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 | 57 | 1,153 | 83 |
| motor vehicle | 31 | 1,688 | 84 |
| violent | 193 | 1,449 | 33 |
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 | 1,153 | 1,221 | -5.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,688 | 1,989 | -15.1% |
| violent | 1,449 | 2,458 | -41.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 5.6% to 1,153 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.1% to 1,688 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 41.0% to 1,449 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 Perth1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,153 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,688 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,449 | 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 Perth was 21.7% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 56.1% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Perth.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Perth was 17.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 62.9% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Perth.
- the rate of violent crime in South Perth was 51.9% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 48.8% lower than the national average.
- around 33% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Perth.