Crime Dashboard - Walkerville

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-ins451,16391
motor vehicle961,78392
violent771,85725

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-ins1,1631,400-16.9%
motor vehicle1,7832,318-23.1%
violent1,8572,022 -8.1%

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 16.9% to 1,163 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 23.1% to 1,783 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 8.1% to 1,857 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
Walkerville1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins1,163595739
motor vehicle1,7831,1311,036
violent1,8572,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Walkerville was 95.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 57.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 91% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Walkerville.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Walkerville was 57.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 72.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Walkerville.
  • the rate of violent crime in Walkerville was 32.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 34.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 25% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Walkerville.