Crime Dashboard - Athelstone
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 | 4 | 89 | 3 |
| motor vehicle | 40 | 473 | 26 |
| violent | 39 | 731 | 9 |
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 | 89 | 216 | -58.9% |
| motor vehicle | 473 | 480 | -1.5% |
| violent | 731 | 889 | -17.8% |
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 58.9% to 89 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 1.5% to 473 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 17.8% to 731 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 | Athelstone1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 89 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 473 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 731 | 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 Athelstone was 85.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 88.0% lower than the national average.
- around 3% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Athelstone.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Athelstone was 58.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 54.3% lower than the national average.
- around 26% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Athelstone.
- the rate of violent crime in Athelstone was 73.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 74.2% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Athelstone.