Crime Dashboard - Spearwood

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-ins4489974
motor vehicle161,49380
violent3002,48363

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-ins899998 -9.9%
motor vehicle1,4931,260 18.5%
violent2,4833,613-31.3%

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 9.9% to 899 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 18.5% to 1,493 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 31.3% to 2,483 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
Spearwood1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins899947739
motor vehicle1,4931,4431,036
violent2,4833,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Spearwood was 5.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 21.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Spearwood.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Spearwood was 3.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 44.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Spearwood.
  • the rate of violent crime in Spearwood was 17.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 12.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Spearwood.