Crime Dashboard - Darlington (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 | 6 | 653 | 58 |
| motor vehicle | 10 | 1,448 | 79 |
| violent | 14 | 2,483 | 63 |
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 | 653 | 628 | 4.0% |
| motor vehicle | 1,448 | 1,405 | 3.0% |
| violent | 2,483 | 3,607 | -31.2% |
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 4.0% to 653 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 3.0% to 1,448 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 31.2% to 2,483 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 | Darlington (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 653 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,448 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,483 | 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 Darlington (SA) was 9.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 11.6% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Darlington (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Darlington (SA) was 28.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 39.7% higher than the national average.
- around 79% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Darlington (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Darlington (SA) was 9.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 12.2% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Darlington (SA).