Crime Dashboard - Hillcrest (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 | 12 | 514 | 45 |
| motor vehicle | 33 | 1,579 | 82 |
| violent | 48 | 2,269 | 57 |
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 | 514 | 968 | -46.9% |
| motor vehicle | 1,579 | 2,105 | -25.0% |
| violent | 2,269 | 1,743 | 30.2% |
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 46.9% to 514 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 25.0% to 1,579 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 30.2% to 2,269 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 | Hillcrest (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 514 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,579 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,269 | 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 Hillcrest (SA) was 13.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 30.4% lower than the national average.
- around 45% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Hillcrest (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Hillcrest (SA) was 39.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 52.3% higher than the national average.
- around 82% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Hillcrest (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Hillcrest (SA) was 17.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 19.8% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Hillcrest (SA).