Crime Dashboard - Brighton (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 | 10 | 569 | 50 |
| motor vehicle | 30 | 1,126 | 67 |
| violent | 37 | 1,941 | 50 |
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 | 569 | 604 | -5.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,126 | 1,206 | -6.6% |
| violent | 1,941 | 2,625 | -26.0% |
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 5.7% to 569 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.6% to 1,126 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.0% to 1,941 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 | Brighton (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 569 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,126 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,941 | 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 Brighton (SA) was 4.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 22.9% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Brighton (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Brighton (SA) was 0.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 8.7% higher than the national average.
- around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Brighton (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Brighton (SA) was 29.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 31.4% lower than the national average.
- around 50% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Brighton (SA).