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Safest Suburbs in Western Australia

Metro suburbs with the strongest safety scores and lowest crime rates, based on police statistics and the desirability safety pillar. Regional towns are excluded because very low populations can skew crime comparisons.

Alexander Heights currently leads this Western Australia list. Metro suburbs with the strongest safety scores and lowest crime rates, based on police statistics and the desirability safety pillar. Regional towns are excluded because very low populations can skew crime comparisons. The index is relative to this list (100 = the top suburb here), not an overall suburb rating. Very small localities can rank highly when nearby services score well — check population and housing on each profile before treating a rank as a place to live.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Alexander Heights	100
#2	Ashby	100
#3	Banksia Grove	100
#4	Beldon	100
#5	Butler	100
#6	Carabooda	100
#7	Clarkson	100
#8	Connolly	100
#9	Craigie	100
#10	Currambine	100
#11	Darch	100
#12	Duncraig	100
#13	Edgewater	100
#14	Girrawheen	100
#15	Greenwood	100
#16	Heathridge	100
#17	Hocking	100
#18	Joondalup	100
#19	Kingsley	100
#20	Kinross	100
#21	Landsdale	100
#22	Madeley	100
#23	Merriwa	100
#24	Padbury	100
#25	Pearsall	100
#26	Ridgewood	100
#27	Sinagra	100
#28	Tapping	100
#29	Wanneroo	100
#30	Warwick	100
#31	Woodvale	100
#32	Carramar	98
#33	Gnangara	98
#34	Jandabup	98
#35	Koondoola	98
#36	Marangaroo	98
#37	Mariginiup	98
#38	Ashfield	91
#39	Ballajura	91
#40	Baskerville	91
#41	Bassendean	91
#42	Beechboro	91
#43	Belhus	91
#44	Bellevue	91
#45	Bennett Springs	91
#46	Caversham	91
#47	Dayton	91
#48	Eden Hill	91
#49	Ellenbrook	91
#50	Forrestfield	91

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

Last updated 3 October 2026 at 11:54 pm AWST

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