Crime Dashboard - Waterford (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 | 18 | 1,353 | 88 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 260 | 10 |
| violent | 18 | 653 | 6 |
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 | 1,353 | 2,467 | -45.2% |
| motor vehicle | 260 | 1,275 | -79.6% |
| violent | 653 | 3,233 | -79.8% |
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 45.2% to 1,353 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 79.6% to 260 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 79.8% to 653 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 | Waterford (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,353 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 260 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 653 | 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 Waterford (WA) was 42.8% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 83.2% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Waterford (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Waterford (WA) was 82.0% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 75.0% lower than the national average.
- around 10% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Waterford (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in Waterford (WA) was 78.3% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 76.9% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Waterford (WA).