Crime Dashboard - Southern River

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-ins3142636
motor vehicle957234
violent1501,00617

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-ins426708-39.9%
motor vehicle572637-10.2%
violent1,0061,483-32.2%

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 39.9% to 426 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 10.2% to 572 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 32.2% to 1,006 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
Southern River1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins426947739
motor vehicle5721,4431,036
violent1,0063,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Southern River was 55.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 42.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 36% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Southern River.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Southern River was 60.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 44.8% lower than the national average.
  • around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Southern River.
  • the rate of violent crime in Southern River was 66.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 64.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 17% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Southern River.