Crime Dashboard - Mitcham
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 | 130 | 343 | 12 |
| motor vehicle | 258 | 621 | 21 |
| violent | 332 | 1,006 | 6 |
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 | 343 | 517 | -33.6% |
| motor vehicle | 621 | 819 | -24.2% |
| violent | 1,006 | 1,265 | -20.5% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 33.6% to 343 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 24.2% to 621 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 20.5% to 1,006 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 | Mitcham1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 343 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 621 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,006 | 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 Mitcham was 42.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 53.5% lower than the national average.
- around 12% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mitcham.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mitcham was 45.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 40.1% lower than the national average.
- around 21% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mitcham.
- the rate of violent crime in Mitcham was 63.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 64.5% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mitcham.