Crime Dashboard - Melrose Park (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 | 11 | 696 | 61 |
| motor vehicle | 20 | 1,274 | 73 |
| violent | 16 | 1,221 | 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 | 696 | 546 | 27.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,274 | 1,284 | -0.7% |
| violent | 1,221 | 1,869 | -34.7% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 27.5% to 696 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 0.7% to 1,274 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 34.7% to 1,221 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 | Melrose Park (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 696 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,274 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,221 | 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 Melrose Park (SA) was 17.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 5.8% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Melrose Park (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Melrose Park (SA) was 12.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 22.9% higher than the national average.
- around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Melrose Park (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Melrose Park (SA) was 55.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 56.9% lower than the national average.
- around 25% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Melrose Park (SA).