Crime Dashboard - Devon Park (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-ins171,84995
motor vehicle304,30599
violent193,74480

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-ins1,8493,414-45.8%
motor vehicle4,3053,822 12.6%
violent3,7443,545 5.6%

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 45.8% to 1,849 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 12.6% to 4,305 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 5.6% to 3,744 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
Devon Park (SA)1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins1,849595739
motor vehicle4,3051,1311,036
violent3,7442,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Devon Park (SA) was 210.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 150.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Devon Park (SA).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Devon Park (SA) was 280.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 315.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Devon Park (SA).
  • the rate of violent crime in Devon Park (SA) was 36.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 32.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Devon Park (SA).