Crime Dashboard - Hectorville

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-ins1133525
motor vehicle261,13568
violent321,43232

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-ins335348 -4.0%
motor vehicle1,135945 20.1%
violent1,4321,843-22.3%

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 4.0% to 335 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 20.1% to 1,135 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 22.3% to 1,432 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
Hectorville1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins335595739
motor vehicle1,1351,1311,036
violent1,4322,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Hectorville was 43.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 54.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hectorville.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hectorville was 0.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 9.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 68% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hectorville.
  • the rate of violent crime in Hectorville was 47.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 49.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 32% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hectorville.