Crime Dashboard - Forestville (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 | 677 | 59 |
| motor vehicle | 16 | 1,242 | 72 |
| violent | 6 | 747 | 9 |
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 | 677 | 1,226 | -44.8% |
| motor vehicle | 1,242 | 2,049 | -39.4% |
| violent | 747 | 1,803 | -58.6% |
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 44.8% to 677 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 39.4% to 1,242 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 58.6% to 747 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 | Forestville (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 677 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,242 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 747 | 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 Forestville (SA) was 13.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 8.4% lower than the national average.
- around 59% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Forestville (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Forestville (SA) was 9.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 19.8% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Forestville (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Forestville (SA) was 72.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 73.6% lower than the national average.
- around 9% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Forestville (SA).