Crime Dashboard - Edwardstown
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 | 36 | 1,139 | 82 |
| motor vehicle | 62 | 2,017 | 90 |
| violent | 120 | 4,986 | 89 |
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 | 1,139 | 1,831 | -37.8% |
| motor vehicle | 2,017 | 2,351 | -14.2% |
| violent | 4,986 | 6,205 | -19.6% |
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 37.8% to 1,139 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 14.2% to 2,017 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 19.6% to 4,986 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 | Edwardstown1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,139 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,017 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,986 | 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 Edwardstown was 91.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 54.2% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Edwardstown.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Edwardstown was 78.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 94.6% higher than the national average.
- around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Edwardstown.
- the rate of violent crime in Edwardstown was 82.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 76.2% higher than the national average.
- around 89% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Edwardstown.