Crime Dashboard - Gawler
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-ins | 64 | 442 | 24 |
| motor vehicle | 137 | 835 | 42 |
| violent | 363 | 2,585 | 54 |
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-ins | 442 | 402 | 10.0% |
| motor vehicle | 835 | 977 | -14.5% |
| violent | 2,585 | 3,268 | -20.9% |
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 10.0% to 442 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 14.5% to 835 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.9% to 2,585 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 | Gawler1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 442 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 835 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,585 | 2,739 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in Gawler was 25.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 40.2% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Gawler.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Gawler was 26.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 19.4% lower than the national average.
- around 42% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Gawler.
- the rate of violent crime in Gawler was 5.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 8.6% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Gawler.