Crime Dashboard - West Torrens
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 | 291 | 898 | 71 |
| motor vehicle | 759 | 1,890 | 92 |
| violent | 642 | 2,114 | 39 |
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 | 898 | 896 | 0.3% |
| motor vehicle | 1,890 | 1,928 | -2.0% |
| violent | 2,114 | 2,464 | -14.2% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 0.3% to 898 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 2.0% to 1,890 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.2% to 2,114 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 | West Torrens1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 898 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,890 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,114 | 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 West Torrens was 51.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 21.6% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than West Torrens.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in West Torrens was 67.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 82.4% higher than the national average.
- around 92% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than West Torrens.
- the rate of violent crime in West Torrens was 22.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 25.3% lower than the national average.
- around 38% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than West Torrens.