Crime Dashboard - Wembley Downs

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-ins733124
motor vehicle233716
violent274173

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-ins331325 2.0%
motor vehicle337527-36.0%
violent417594-29.7%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 2.0% to 331 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 36.0% to 337 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 29.7% to 417 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
Wembley Downs1
WA1
Australia1
break-ins331947739
motor vehicle3371,4431,036
violent4173,0132,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Wembley Downs was 65.0% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 55.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wembley Downs.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wembley Downs was 76.6% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 67.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wembley Downs.
  • the rate of violent crime in Wembley Downs was 86.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 85.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 3% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wembley Downs.