Crime Dashboard - Burton (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 | 20 | 552 | 49 |
| motor vehicle | 63 | 1,635 | 83 |
| violent | 73 | 2,343 | 59 |
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 | 552 | 386 | 43.2% |
| motor vehicle | 1,635 | 1,799 | -9.1% |
| violent | 2,343 | 3,252 | -28.0% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 43.2% to 552 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 9.1% to 1,635 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 28.0% to 2,343 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 | Burton (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 552 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,635 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,343 | 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 Burton (SA) was 7.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 25.2% lower than the national average.
- around 49% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Burton (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Burton (SA) was 44.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 57.8% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Burton (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Burton (SA) was 14.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 17.2% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Burton (SA).