Crime Dashboard - Bedford Park

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-ins643837
motor vehicle241,59282
violent615,64291

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-ins438857-48.9%
motor vehicle1,5921,726 -7.8%
violent5,6428,817-36.0%

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 48.9% to 438 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 7.8% to 1,592 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 36.0% to 5,642 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
Bedford Park1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins438595739
motor vehicle1,5921,1311,036
violent5,6422,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Bedford Park was 26.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 40.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bedford Park.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bedford Park was 40.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 53.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bedford Park.
  • the rate of violent crime in Bedford Park was 106.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 99.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bedford Park.