Crime Dashboard - Kensington Park
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 | 254 | 16 |
| motor vehicle | 11 | 637 | 39 |
| violent | 4 | 480 | 3 |
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 | 254 | 306 | -17.2% |
| motor vehicle | 637 | 789 | -19.3% |
| violent | 480 | 682 | -29.6% |
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 17.2% to 254 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 19.3% to 637 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 29.6% to 480 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 Park1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 254 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 637 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 480 | 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 Park was 57.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 65.7% lower than the national average.
- around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Kensington Park.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Kensington Park was 43.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 38.6% lower than the national average.
- around 39% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Kensington Park.
- the rate of violent crime in Kensington Park was 82.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 83.0% lower than the national average.
- around 3% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Kensington Park.