Crime Dashboard - Wanneroo

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-ins1751645
motor vehicle241,09866
violent2802,11254

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-ins516698-26.0%
motor vehicle1,0981,299-15.4%
violent2,1122,823-25.2%

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 26.0% to 516 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.4% to 1,098 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 25.2% to 2,112 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
Wanneroo1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins516947739
motor vehicle1,0981,4431,036
violent2,1123,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wanneroo was 45.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 30.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 45% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wanneroo.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wanneroo was 23.9% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 6.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wanneroo.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wanneroo was 29.9% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 25.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wanneroo.