Crime Dashboard - Kensington (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 | 2 | 253 | 15 |
| motor vehicle | 10 | 1,209 | 71 |
| violent | 15 | 1,506 | 36 |
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 | 253 | 380 | -33.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,209 | 942 | 28.3% |
| violent | 1,506 | 1,396 | 7.8% |
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 33.5% to 253 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 28.3% to 1,209 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 7.8% to 1,506 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 | Kensington (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 253 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,209 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,506 | 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 Kensington (SA) was 57.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 65.8% lower than the national average.
- around 15% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kensington (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kensington (SA) was 6.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 16.7% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kensington (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Kensington (SA) was 45.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 46.8% lower than the national average.
- around 36% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kensington (SA).