Crime Dashboard - Croydon (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-ins61,10981
motor vehicle131,89788
violent264,02483

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-ins1,1091,125-1.4%
motor vehicle1,8971,984-4.4%
violent4,0242,43465.3%

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 1.4% to 1,109 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.4% to 1,897 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 65.3% to 4,024 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
Croydon (SA)1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins1,109595739
motor vehicle1,8971,1311,036
violent4,0242,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Croydon (SA) was 86.4% higher than the South Australia average, and was 50.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Croydon (SA).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Croydon (SA) was 67.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 83.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 88% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Croydon (SA).
  • the rate of violent crime in Croydon (SA) was 46.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 42.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Croydon (SA).