2Highgate
Highgate, Western Australia, Australia: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in Western Australia · 6/10 in the world
Compared with 1112 places in Western Australia (10 = lowest crime). 109 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 68,616 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)
Residents: 2,326
How accurate: not enough history to test this score yet.
Crime by type, as recorded by WA Police Force (12 months to June 2026)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Includes attempted murder and driving causing death. | |||
| Sexual offences | |||
| Recent sexual offences | 7 | 300.9 | 202.5 |
| Historical sexual offences | 1 | 43 | 80.5 |
| Reported in this period, committed more than a year earlier. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Family assault | 28 | 1,203.8 | 1,384.1 |
| Non-family assault | 42 | 1,805.7 | 700.9 |
| Family threatening behaviour | 3 | 129 | 434.7 |
| Non-family threatening behaviour | 9 | 386.9 | 281.3 |
| Deprivation of liberty | 0 | 0 | 12.9 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 2 | 86 | 55.2 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 21 | 902.8 | 476.3 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 4 | 172 | 180.4 |
| Stealing | 155 | 6,663.8 | 2,651.5 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 66 | 2,837.5 | 1,300.5 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Property damage | 25 | 1,074.8 | 1,108.4 |
| Arson | 1 | 43 | 40 |
| Graffiti | 6 | 258 | 49.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 76 | 3,267.4 | 709.8 |
Source: WA Police Force, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (12 months to June 2026)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 8 |
| Violence | 82 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft and burglary | 180 |
| Drugs | 66 |
| Damage and public order | 32 |
| Other | 76 |
