3Balga
Balga, Australia: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Western Australia · 7/10 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: 48,557 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)
Residents: 13,864
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 | 20 | 144.3 | 202.5 |
| Historical sexual offences | 8 | 57.7 | 80.5 |
| Reported in this period, committed more than a year earlier. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Family assault | 248 | 1,788.8 | 1,384.1 |
| Non-family assault | 81 | 584.2 | 700.9 |
| Family threatening behaviour | 89 | 642 | 434.7 |
| Non-family threatening behaviour | 35 | 252.5 | 281.3 |
| Deprivation of liberty | 2 | 14.4 | 12.9 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 12 | 86.6 | 55.2 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 64 | 461.6 | 476.3 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 23 | 165.9 | 180.4 |
| Stealing | 257 | 1,853.7 | 2,651.5 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug offences | 269 | 1,940.3 | 1,300.5 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Property damage | 155 | 1,118 | 1,108.4 |
| Arson | 12 | 86.6 | 40 |
| Graffiti | 2 | 14.4 | 49.6 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud | 131 | 944.9 | 709.8 |
Source: WA Police Force, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (12 months to June 2026)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 28 |
| Violence | 455 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft and burglary | 344 |
| Drugs | 269 |
| Damage and public order | 169 |
| Other | 131 |
