Crime Dashboard - Lewiston
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 | 1 | 137 | 5 |
| motor vehicle | 12 | 610 | 37 |
| violent | 24 | 1,237 | 25 |
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 | 137 | 243 | -43.7% |
| motor vehicle | 610 | 462 | 32.2% |
| violent | 1,237 | 1,439 | -14.1% |
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 43.7% to 137 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 32.2% to 610 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.1% to 1,237 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 | Lewiston1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 137 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 610 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,237 | 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 Lewiston was 77.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 81.5% lower than the national average.
- around 5% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Lewiston.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Lewiston was 46.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 41.1% lower than the national average.
- around 37% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Lewiston.
- the rate of violent crime in Lewiston was 54.9% lower than the South Australia average, and was 56.3% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Lewiston.