Crime Dashboard - Westminster
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 | 54 | 1,615 | 93 |
| motor vehicle | 17 | 1,839 | 87 |
| violent | 209 | 2,915 | 71 |
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 | 1,615 | 1,198 | 34.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,839 | 1,896 | -3.0% |
| violent | 2,915 | 3,463 | -15.8% |
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 1,615 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.0% to 1,839 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 15.8% to 2,915 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 | Westminster1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,615 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,839 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,915 | 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 Westminster was 70.5% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 118.6% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Westminster.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Westminster was 27.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 77.4% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Westminster.
- the rate of violent crime in Westminster was 3.2% lower than the Western Australia average, and was 3.0% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Westminster.