Crime Dashboard - Highgate (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 | 3 | 245 | 14 |
| motor vehicle | 15 | 879 | 55 |
| violent | 2 | 270 | 2 |
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 | 245 | 904 | -72.9% |
| motor vehicle | 879 | 885 | -0.8% |
| violent | 270 | 391 | -31.0% |
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 72.9% to 245 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 0.8% to 879 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 31.0% to 270 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 | Highgate (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 245 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 879 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 270 | 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 Highgate (SA) was 58.9% lower than the South Australia average, and was 66.9% lower than the national average.
- around 14% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Highgate (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Highgate (SA) was 22.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 15.2% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Highgate (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Highgate (SA) was 90.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 90.5% lower than the national average.
- around 2% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Highgate (SA).