Crime Dashboard - Balaklava
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 | 2 | 90 | 3 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 251 | 9 |
| violent | 23 | 1,787 | 45 |
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 | 90 | 109 | -17.4% |
| motor vehicle | 251 | 342 | -26.6% |
| violent | 1,787 | 1,631 | 9.6% |
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 17.4% to 90 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 26.6% to 251 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 9.6% to 1,787 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 | Balaklava1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 90 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 251 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,787 | 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 Balaklava was 84.9% lower than the South Australia average, and was 87.8% lower than the national average.
- around 3% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Balaklava.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Balaklava was 77.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 75.7% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Balaklava.
- the rate of violent crime in Balaklava was 34.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 36.8% lower than the national average.
- around 45% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Balaklava.