Crime Dashboard - Bridgewater (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 | 3 | 127 | 4 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 142 | 4 |
| violent | 13 | 671 | 7 |
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 | 127 | 155 | -18.4% |
| motor vehicle | 142 | 341 | -58.4% |
| violent | 671 | 524 | 28.2% |
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 18.4% to 127 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 58.4% to 142 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 28.2% to 671 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 | Bridgewater (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 127 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 142 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 671 | 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 Bridgewater (SA) was 78.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 82.8% lower than the national average.
- around 4% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Bridgewater (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Bridgewater (SA) was 87.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 86.3% lower than the national average.
- around 4% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Bridgewater (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Bridgewater (SA) was 75.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 76.3% lower than the national average.
- around 7% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Bridgewater (SA).