Crime Dashboard - Elizabeth South

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-ins331,90696
motor vehicle502,63096
violent1629,77597

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-ins1,9062,971-35.8%
motor vehicle2,6303,676-28.5%
violent9,77515,323-36.2%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 35.8% to 1,906 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 28.5% to 2,630 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 36.2% to 9,775 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
Elizabeth South1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins1,906595739
motor vehicle2,6301,1311,036
violent9,7752,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Elizabeth South was 220.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 158.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Elizabeth South.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Elizabeth South was 132.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 153.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Elizabeth South.
  • the rate of violent crime in Elizabeth South was 256.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 245.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Elizabeth South.