Crime Dashboard - Whyalla
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 | 168 | 1,565 | 96 |
| motor vehicle | 129 | 979 | 52 |
| violent | 722 | 7,379 | 97 |
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 | 1,565 | 1,707 | -8.3% |
| motor vehicle | 979 | 1,071 | -8.5% |
| violent | 7,379 | 7,620 | -3.2% |
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 8.3% to 1,565 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 8.5% to 979 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.2% to 7,379 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 | Whyalla1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,565 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 979 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 7,379 | 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 Whyalla was 163.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 111.9% higher than the national average.
- around 96% of LGAs had a lower rate of break-ins than Whyalla.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Whyalla was 13.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 5.5% lower than the national average.
- around 52% of LGAs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Whyalla.
- the rate of violent crime in Whyalla was 169.4% higher than the South Australia average, and was 160.8% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of LGAs had a lower rate of violent crime than Whyalla.