Crime Dashboard - Watermans Bay
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 | 1 | 141 | 5 |
| motor vehicle | 1 | 473 | 26 |
| violent | 15 | 708 | 8 |
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 | 141 | 528 | -73.2% |
| motor vehicle | 473 | 1,142 | -58.6% |
| violent | 708 | 887 | -20.2% |
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 73.2% to 141 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 58.6% to 473 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.2% to 708 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 | Watermans Bay1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 141 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 473 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 708 | 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 Watermans Bay was 85.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 80.9% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Watermans Bay.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Watermans Bay was 67.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 54.3% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Watermans Bay.
- the rate of violent crime in Watermans Bay was 76.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 75.0% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Watermans Bay.