Crime Dashboard - Northern Areas
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 | 9 | 290 | 9 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 199 | 0 |
| violent | 28 | 1,076 | 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 | 290 | 450 | -35.5% |
| motor vehicle | 199 | 235 | -15.2% |
| violent | 1,076 | 1,520 | -29.2% |
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 35.5% to 290 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.2% to 199 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 29.2% to 1,076 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 | Northern Areas1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 290 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 199 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,076 | 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 Northern Areas was 51.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 60.7% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Northern Areas.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Northern Areas was 82.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 80.8% lower than the national average.
- around 0% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Northern Areas.
- the rate of violent crime in Northern Areas was 60.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 62.0% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Northern Areas.