Crime Dashboard - Wakefield
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 | 12 | 295 | 9 |
| motor vehicle | 21 | 533 | 15 |
| violent | 61 | 1,681 | 20 |
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 | 295 | 303 | -2.6% |
| motor vehicle | 533 | 479 | 11.3% |
| violent | 1,681 | 1,697 | -0.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 2.6% to 295 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 11.3% to 533 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 0.9% to 1,681 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 | Wakefield1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 295 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 533 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,681 | 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 Wakefield was 50.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 60.0% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Wakefield.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Wakefield was 52.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 48.5% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Wakefield.
- the rate of violent crime in Wakefield was 38.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 40.6% lower than the national average.
- around 20% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Wakefield.