Crime Dashboard - West Perth
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 | 56 | 2,064 | 97 |
| motor vehicle | 28 | 2,627 | 96 |
| violent | 208 | 3,027 | 72 |
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 | 2,064 | 1,532 | 34.7% |
| motor vehicle | 2,627 | 3,031 | -13.3% |
| violent | 3,027 | 4,117 | -26.5% |
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 34.7% to 2,064 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 13.3% to 2,627 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.5% to 3,027 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 Perth1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,064 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,627 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,027 | 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 Perth was 117.9% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 179.4% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Perth.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Perth was 82.0% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 153.5% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Perth.
- the rate of violent crime in West Perth was 0.5% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 7.0% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Perth.