Three teenagers are behind bars after an alleged axe-wielding crime spree in Perth’s eastern suburbs over the weekend involving stolen cars, bashings and break-ins.

Police say the first victim, a ride-share driver, was attacked at 4.25pm on Saturday when he dropped off a female passenger in Cloverdale.

The driver was waiting for his next job in Gild Street when he was approached by two men who allegedly attacked him, dragging him from his black VW Jetta and stealing it.

The men picked up a female from nearby and drove away.

At 5.30pm, the stolen VW was allegedly torched in the backyard of an abandoned house on Beaconsfield Avenue, Midvale.

The resulting fire damaged the vehicle, the surrounding property and a neighbouring property. Police say it was bearing false number plates at the time, belonging to a Toyota Hilux that was stolen from a Lesmurdie residence in 2017.

Just after 3.30am on Sunday, a man was asleep in his Hyundai Accent, which was parked outside a house in Cooper Street, Midland. The trio allegedly smashed the rear window before assaulting the victim and stealing his car.

At 5.40am, police responded to reports of a burglary at a house in Tokay Avenue, The Vines. The victim and children were woken up when the alleged offenders smashed a window to get inside and stole a handbag, police say.

At 6.05am, the Hyundai that was allegedly stolen from Midland earlier in the morning was driven off the end of Loton Road in Millendon. It crashed through a creek bed and into the fence of a house on Moore Road.

The occupants ran from the scene and allegedly attempted to steal a Holden utility from another house on Moore Road. Detectives say the handbag stolen from The Vines was found at this house.

The alleged offenders then went to another house on Moore Road where they attempted to steal an Audi, with one of the trio allegedly being seen with an axe.

Minutes later, a resident on Padbury Avenue in Millendon disturbed a group of people allegedly trying to break into his house. He noticed someone in his car and pulled them out, but the person allegedly struck the resident in the stomach with the axe.

The two men ran from the scene, but the victim was able to detain the female until police arrived.

Shortly afterwards, a resident on Moore Road in Herne Hill noticed people walking through their property, one of which was armed with an axe, and confronted them.

They allegedly stole the keys to two vehicles and, after being unable to start the first one, they stole a Jeep Cherokee with a trailer attached to it.

They left the property by driving through a gate, causing extensive damage.

The vehicle then crashed into a pole and fence at the intersection of Moore Road and William Street.

A man who was passing by, driving a truck with a horse trailer, stopped to assist the two offenders.

One of them allegedly smashed the driver’s side window of the truck with the axe. Police say both alleged offenders attempted to drive the truck away, but it stalled.

Police arrived and arrested the two men.

Detectives are continuing to investigate property found in one of the allegedly stolen cars.

A 19-year-old man from Midland has been charged with 26 offences, including unlawful wounding and multiple armed robbery and car theft charges.

He was refused bail and is due to appear in the Midland Magistrates Court today.

An 18-year-old man from Canning Vale was also charged with 26 offences, was also refused bail and will also appear in Midland Magistrates Court today.

A 17-year-old girl was refused bail after being slapped with 16 charges and will appear in the Perth Children’s Court today.

Witness says crime is bad in Midland

Midland resident Danika Myles is fed up with the almost daily cases of crime in her neighbourhood.

She said she and her partner were woken in the early hours of Sunday morning to noises on their street and saw three young people walking along the street. She said when they spotted Ms Myles, the teenagers made a detour down an alleyway and doubled back.

“They kept walking ... I told my partner to call the cops,” Ms Myles said.

She believed crime in the area had gotten worse.

“We’re always scared, always on edge,” Ms Myles said.

“We need more people out patrolling the streets.”

Ms Myles said they regularly heard people fighting on their street and people had jumped their fence before.