Crime Dashboard - Blair Athol (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 | 52 | 1,773 | 95 |
| motor vehicle | 97 | 2,364 | 94 |
| violent | 107 | 4,126 | 84 |
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 | 1,773 | 1,946 | -8.9% |
| motor vehicle | 2,364 | 2,796 | -15.5% |
| violent | 4,126 | 5,725 | -27.9% |
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 8.9% to 1,773 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 15.5% to 2,364 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 27.9% to 4,126 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 | Blair Athol (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,773 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,364 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,126 | 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 Blair Athol (SA) was 198.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 140.1% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Blair Athol (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Blair Athol (SA) was 109.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 128.1% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Blair Athol (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Blair Athol (SA) was 50.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 45.8% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Blair Athol (SA).