Crime Dashboard - Marleston
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 | 10 | 789 | 67 |
| motor vehicle | 24 | 1,851 | 87 |
| violent | 17 | 1,383 | 31 |
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 | 789 | 933 | -15.4% |
| motor vehicle | 1,851 | 1,416 | 30.7% |
| violent | 1,383 | 1,589 | -12.9% |
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 15.4% to 789 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 30.7% to 1,851 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 12.9% to 1,383 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 | Marleston1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 789 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,851 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,383 | 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 Marleston was 32.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 6.8% higher than the national average.
- around 67% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Marleston.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Marleston was 63.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 78.6% higher than the national average.
- around 87% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Marleston.
- the rate of violent crime in Marleston was 49.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 51.1% lower than the national average.
- around 31% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Marleston.