Crime Dashboard - Cowandilla

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-ins61,07080
motor vehicle71,00561
violent152,85070

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-ins1,070315239.5%
motor vehicle1,0051,546-35.0%
violent2,8502,458 16.0%

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 239.5% to 1,070 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 35.0% to 1,005 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 16.0% to 2,850 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
Cowandilla1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins1,070595739
motor vehicle1,0051,1311,036
violent2,8502,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Cowandilla was 79.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 44.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Cowandilla.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Cowandilla was 11.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 3.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Cowandilla.
  • the rate of violent crime in Cowandilla was 4.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 0.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 70% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Cowandilla.