Crime Dashboard - Wembley

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-ins2437430
motor vehicle1158435
violent1491,06519

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-ins374376 -0.4%
motor vehicle584910-35.9%
violent1,0651,541-30.9%

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 0.4% to 374 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 35.9% to 584 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 30.9% to 1,065 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
Wembley1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins374947739
motor vehicle5841,4431,036
violent1,0653,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wembley was 60.5% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 49.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wembley.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wembley was 59.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 43.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wembley.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wembley was 64.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 62.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 19% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wembley.