Crime Dashboard - West Beach (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 | 1 | 530 | 47 |
| motor vehicle | 1 | 664 | 41 |
| violent | 10 | 697 | 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 | 530 | 2,196 | -75.9% |
| motor vehicle | 664 | 2,639 | -74.8% |
| violent | 697 | 2,131 | -67.3% |
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 75.9% to 530 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 74.8% to 664 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 67.3% to 697 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 | West Beach (WA)1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 530 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 664 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 697 | 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 West Beach (WA) was 44.1% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 28.3% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Beach (WA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Beach (WA) was 54.0% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 35.9% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Beach (WA).
- the rate of violent crime in West Beach (WA) was 76.9% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 75.4% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Beach (WA).