Crime Dashboard - Adelaide
South Australia • Suburb • 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 | 111 | 953 | 76 |
| motor vehicle | 863 | 6,057 | 100 |
| violent | 1,861 | 18,433 | 99 |
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 | 953 | 1,388 | -31.3% |
| motor vehicle | 6,057 | 6,293 | -3.7% |
| violent | 18,433 | 23,901 | -22.9% |
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 31.3% to 953 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.7% to 6,057 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 22.9% to 18,433 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 | Adelaide1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 953 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 6,057 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 18,433 | 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 Adelaide was 60.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 29.0% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Adelaide.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Adelaide was 435.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 484.4% higher than the national average.
- around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Adelaide.
- the rate of violent crime in Adelaide was 572.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 551.6% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Adelaide.