Crime Dashboard - St James (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 | 56 | 2,135 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 14 | 2,090 | 91 |
| violent | 216 | 3,649 | 79 |
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 | 2,135 | 2,349 | -9.1% |
| motor vehicle | 2,090 | 2,621 | -20.3% |
| violent | 3,649 | 4,900 | -25.5% |
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 9.1% to 2,135 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 20.3% to 2,090 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 25.5% to 3,649 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 | St James (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,135 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,090 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,649 | 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 St James (WA) was 125.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 189.0% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than St James (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in St James (WA) was 44.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 101.7% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than St James (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in St James (WA) was 21.1% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 29.0% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than St James (WA).