Crime Dashboard - Gawler 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-ins | 4 | 285 | 19 |
| motor vehicle | 22 | 1,250 | 72 |
| violent | 39 | 2,948 | 71 |
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 | 285 | 526 | -45.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,250 | 1,340 | -6.7% |
| violent | 2,948 | 5,065 | -41.8% |
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 45.9% to 285 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 6.7% to 1,250 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 41.8% to 2,948 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 South1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 285 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,250 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,948 | 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 South was 52.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 61.5% lower than the national average.
- around 19% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Gawler South.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Gawler South was 10.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 20.6% higher than the national average.
- around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Gawler South.
- the rate of violent crime in Gawler South was 7.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 4.2% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Gawler South.