Crime Dashboard - Cheltenham (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 | 737 | 64 |
| motor vehicle | 18 | 1,308 | 74 |
| violent | 18 | 1,628 | 40 |
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 | 737 | 1,171 | -37.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,308 | 1,796 | -27.2% |
| violent | 1,628 | 2,379 | -31.6% |
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 37.0% to 737 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 27.2% to 1,308 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 31.6% to 1,628 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 | Cheltenham (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 737 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,308 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,628 | 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 Cheltenham (SA) was 23.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 0.2% lower than the national average.
- around 64% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cheltenham (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cheltenham (SA) was 15.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 26.2% higher than the national average.
- around 74% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cheltenham (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Cheltenham (SA) was 40.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 42.5% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cheltenham (SA).