Crime Dashboard - Coober Pedy

South Australia • LGA • 2022-24

Crime summary

Crime rank by crime type

Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Crime statistics summary

Crime
Count
Rate1
Percentile2
break-ins828,241100
motor vehicle322,74299
violent31340,328100

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Surrounding areas

Crime trends

Break-in rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Violent crime rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Motor vehicle theft rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Period comparisons

Crime
2022-241
2020-221
Change
break-ins8,2413,069168.5%
motor vehicle2,7421,900 44.4%
violent40,32826,593 51.6%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 168.5% to 8,241 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 44.4% to 2,742 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 51.6% to 40,328 incidents per 100,000 residents.

Area comparisons

Break-in rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Violent crime rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Motor vehicle theft rate

Annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Comparative statistics

Crime
Coober Pedy1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins8,241595739
motor vehicle2,7421,1311,036
violent40,3282,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Coober Pedy was 1,285.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 1,015.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Coober Pedy.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Coober Pedy was 142.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 164.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Coober Pedy.
  • the rate of violent crime in Coober Pedy was 1,372.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 1,325.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Coober Pedy.