Crime Dashboard - Middleton (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 | 7 | 767 | 66 |
| motor vehicle | 1 | 334 | 16 |
| violent | 9 | 1,156 | 23 |
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 | 767 | 618 | 24.1% |
| motor vehicle | 334 | 623 | -46.4% |
| violent | 1,156 | 2,521 | -54.2% |
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 24.1% to 767 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 46.4% to 334 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 54.2% to 1,156 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 | Middleton (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 767 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 334 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,156 | 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 Middleton (SA) was 28.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 3.9% higher than the national average.
- around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Middleton (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Middleton (SA) was 70.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 67.8% lower than the national average.
- around 16% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Middleton (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Middleton (SA) was 57.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 59.1% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Middleton (SA).