Crime Dashboard - Gawler East
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 | 12 | 351 | 27 |
| motor vehicle | 15 | 432 | 23 |
| violent | 40 | 1,302 | 28 |
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 | 351 | 221 | 58.9% |
| motor vehicle | 432 | 550 | -21.4% |
| violent | 1,302 | 1,354 | -3.9% |
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 58.9% to 351 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 21.4% to 432 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.9% to 1,302 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 | Gawler East1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 351 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 432 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,302 | 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 Gawler East was 41.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 52.5% lower than the national average.
- around 27% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Gawler East.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Gawler East was 61.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 58.3% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Gawler East.
- the rate of violent crime in Gawler East was 52.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 54.0% lower than the national average.
- around 28% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Gawler East.