Crime Dashboard - Keith

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-ins140734
motor vehicle543323
violent162,16955

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-ins407162150.9%
motor vehicle433891-51.4%
violent2,1692,002 8.4%

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 150.9% to 407 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 51.4% to 433 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 8.4% to 2,169 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
Keith1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins407595739
motor vehicle4331,1311,036
violent2,1692,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Keith was 31.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 44.9% lower than the national average.
  • around 34% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Keith.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Keith was 61.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 58.2% lower than the national average.
  • around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Keith.
  • the rate of violent crime in Keith was 20.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 23.3% lower than the national average.
  • around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Keith.