Crime Dashboard - Playford
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 | 566 | 984 | 77 |
| motor vehicle | 1,120 | 1,675 | 89 |
| violent | 2,628 | 4,901 | 93 |
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 | 984 | 1,307 | -24.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,675 | 1,868 | -10.3% |
| violent | 4,901 | 6,490 | -24.5% |
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 24.7% to 984 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 10.3% to 1,675 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 24.5% to 4,901 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 | Playford1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 984 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,675 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,901 | 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 Playford was 65.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 33.3% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Playford.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Playford was 48.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 61.6% higher than the national average.
- around 88% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Playford.
- the rate of violent crime in Playford was 78.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 73.2% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Playford.