Crime Dashboard - West Busselton
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 | 25 | 460 | 40 |
| motor vehicle | 10 | 658 | 41 |
| violent | 206 | 2,027 | 52 |
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 | 460 | 306 | 50.4% |
| motor vehicle | 658 | 751 | -12.3% |
| violent | 2,027 | 2,239 | -9.5% |
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 50.4% to 460 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 12.3% to 658 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 9.5% to 2,027 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 Busselton1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 460 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 658 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,027 | 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 Busselton was 51.4% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 37.7% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Busselton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Busselton was 54.4% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 36.5% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Busselton.
- the rate of violent crime in West Busselton was 32.7% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 28.4% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Busselton.