Crime Dashboard - Ashford (SA)
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 | 9 | 781 | 66 |
| motor vehicle | 28 | 3,115 | 97 |
| violent | 10 | 1,293 | 28 |
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 | 781 | 799 | -2.2% |
| motor vehicle | 3,115 | 1,330 | 134.2% |
| violent | 1,293 | 2,721 | -52.5% |
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 2.2% to 781 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 134.2% to 3,115 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 52.5% to 1,293 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 | Ashford (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 781 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 3,115 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,293 | 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 Ashford (SA) was 31.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 5.7% higher than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Ashford (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Ashford (SA) was 175.4% higher than the South Australia average, and was 200.6% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Ashford (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Ashford (SA) was 52.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 54.3% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Ashford (SA).