Crime Dashboard - Weston (ACT)
Australian Capital Territory • 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 | 9 | 1,556 | 92 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 1,431 | 78 |
| violent | 36 | 2,784 | 69 |
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 | 1,556 | 1,777 | -12.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,431 | 2,768 | -48.3% |
| violent | 2,784 | 2,945 | -5.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 12.5% to 1,556 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 48.3% to 1,431 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 5.5% to 2,784 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 | Weston (ACT)1 | ACT1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,556 | 978 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,431 | 1,361 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,784 | 2,574 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Weston (ACT) was 59.0% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 110.6% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Weston (ACT).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Weston (ACT) was 5.1% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 38.0% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Weston (ACT).
- the rate of violent crime in Weston (ACT) was 8.2% higher than the Australian Capital Territory average, and was 1.6% lower than the national average.
- around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Weston (ACT).