Crime Dashboard - Malvern (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 | 4 | 311 | 22 |
| motor vehicle | 19 | 882 | 55 |
| violent | 6 | 305 | 2 |
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 | 311 | 463 | -32.9% |
| motor vehicle | 882 | 991 | -11.0% |
| violent | 305 | 1,149 | -73.4% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 32.9% to 311 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.0% to 882 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 73.4% to 305 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 | Malvern (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 311 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 882 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 305 | 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 Malvern (SA) was 47.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 57.9% lower than the national average.
- around 22% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Malvern (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Malvern (SA) was 22.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 14.9% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Malvern (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Malvern (SA) was 88.9% lower than the South Australia average, and was 89.2% lower than the national average.
- around 2% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Malvern (SA).