Crime Dashboard - Black Forest
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 | 7 | 625 | 56 |
| motor vehicle | 14 | 1,228 | 71 |
| violent | 10 | 1,434 | 32 |
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 | 625 | 1,046 | -40.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,228 | 1,867 | -34.2% |
| violent | 1,434 | 2,263 | -36.6% |
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 40.2% to 625 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 34.2% to 1,228 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 36.6% to 1,434 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 | Black Forest1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 625 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,228 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,434 | 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 Black Forest was 5.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 15.3% lower than the national average.
- around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Black Forest.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Black Forest was 8.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 18.5% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Black Forest.
- the rate of violent crime in Black Forest was 47.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 49.3% lower than the national average.
- around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Black Forest.