Community Safety

The City of South Perth believes that the fear and likelihood of crime is reduced through strengthening communities and improving neighbourly relations. The City supports a number of initiatives reduce the fear of crime and increase community safety. The Community Safety & Volunteers Officer is available to provide residents with information and referrals on a range of safety and crime prevention issues. Phone 9474 0746 for more information.

Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan
Click here to download a PDF of the Plan.

Business owners - help Police fight crime!
By providing details of authorised key holders’ at your premises after hours contact and date of birth details, you can assist police to provide a prompt after hours response if required.
Please complete the ‘Key Holder Information’ form below. 

Key Holder Information Online Form

Key Holder Information Form  - MS Word Format

Key Holder Information Form  -  PDF Format

Neighbourhood Watch
The City of South Perth supports a Neighbourhood Watch Program (NHW) in collaboration with a strong volunteer base and the local police. NHW groups hold regular meetings, engage guest speakers, and produce and distribute 18,000 newsletters on a bi monthly basis. Click here to view the current newsletter. Getting involved in Neighbourhood Watch is a very effective way of increasing community safety.   Call the Community Safety & Volunteers Officer on 9474 0746, if you would like to join NHW or for more information. 

Graffiti Campaign - click here to report and arrange for the free removal of graffiti.

"What's on the NHW website?
www.nhw.wa.gov.au contains crime prevention information that you can really put to use.
You can find out how to make your house or car more secure, or learn about other measures you can take in your own neighbourhood to make it a safer and more pleasant place to live."

Free Engraving Service
To assist the police in the identification of stolen goods, residents may borrow an engraver for no cost to identify their belongings. The engraver can be booked out from the City’s two libraries, or to make an alternate arrangement to have your goods engraved call the Community Safety & Volunteers Officer on 9474 0746.

For Police Assistance call: 131 444
Emergency Only: 000
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000