Western Australia Property Theft Statistics 2025
Recorded victim counts and population-adjusted rates for Western Australia, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Population 3,044,966 at 30 June 2025.
Other theft
202571,525
2,349 per 100,000 people — 12% above the national rate
-12.7% on 2024
Motor vehicle theft
20254,913
161.3 per 100,000 people — 33% below the national rate
-13.1% on 2024
Unlawful entry with intent
202513,312
437.2 per 100,000 people
-19.8% on 2024
How Western Australia compares
Adjusted for population, Western Australia records the 4th highest rate of 8 jurisdictions for other theft, at 2,349 victims per 100,000 people against a national 2,105.7. For motor vehicle theft it records the 7th highest rate of 8 jurisdictions.
Comparing raw counts between jurisdictions is misleading — the largest states record the most offences largely because more people live in them. Rates per 100,000 are the only fair basis for comparison, and they frequently reverse the ranking that raw counts suggest.
The last decade
Between 2016 and 2025, the other-theft rate in Western Australia has fallen 31.9%, from 3,451.3 to 2,349 per 100,000. The rate peaked in 2016 at 3,451.3 and was at its lowest in 2020 at 2,184.3.
That low point coincides with the COVID-19 lockdown period, when reported theft fell sharply across Australia as more people stayed home. The rate has risen again since.
Ten-year trend
Other theft victims per 100,000 people in Western Australia. Each year uses its own population, so the trend reflects crime rather than population growth.
| Year | Other theft | per 100k | Vehicle theft | Unlawful entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 88,215 | 3,451.3 | 8,357 | 37,278 |
| 2017 | 82,630 | 3,195.6 | 7,764 | 33,902 |
| 2018 | 87,035 | 3,324.7 | 7,330 | 31,738 |
| 2019 | 89,353 | 3,359.6 | 7,664 | 31,854 |
| 2020 | 59,258 | 2,184.3 | 5,338 | 20,365 |
| 2021 | 65,857 | 2,395.4 | 6,577 | 22,408 |
| 2022 | 71,852 | 2,571.7 | 6,718 | 22,059 |
| 2023 | 83,882 | 2,901.6 | 6,732 | 18,835 |
| 2024 | 81,930 | 2,751 | 5,653 | 16,607 |
| 2025 | 71,525 | 2,349 | 4,913 | 13,312 |
Vehicle theft and unlawful entry columns are aligned by year where published; a dash means the ABS did not publish a figure for that offence and year.
More detailed Western Australia data
The ABS figures above are annual and national in scope. For finer detail — usually by suburb or local government area, and more often than once a year — Western Australia publishes its own statistics through Western Australia Police Force Crime Statistics Portal.
Ten-year offence time series by locality in Excel, plus an interactive suburb lookup. Updated quarterly in February, May, August and November.
Note that jurisdictions define offences and reference periods differently, so figures from a state agency will not always match the ABS figures on this page. The ABS applies one national classification across all jurisdictions, which is why we use it for comparison.
Compare with other states and territories
Method and sources
Victim counts from Australian Bureau of Statistics, Recorded Crime – Victims, 2025. Rates per 100,000 are our own calculation — the ABS does not publish victimisation rates for property offences — using ABS Estimated Resident Population for the matching year.
ABS randomly adjusts cells to protect confidentiality, so jurisdiction figures do not sum exactly to national totals. Counts include offences against organisations as well as individuals, and reported crime undercounts actual crime.
Full method and the national picture are on the theft statistics hub.
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