Crime Dashboard - Mitcham (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 | 5 | 413 | 35 |
| motor vehicle | 5 | 659 | 41 |
| violent | 5 | 1,025 | 18 |
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 | 413 | 311 | 32.9% |
| motor vehicle | 659 | 1,119 | -41.1% |
| violent | 1,025 | 1,369 | -25.1% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 32.9% to 413 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 41.1% to 659 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 25.1% to 1,025 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 | Mitcham (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 413 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 659 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,025 | 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 Mitcham (SA) was 30.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 44.1% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mitcham (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mitcham (SA) was 41.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 36.4% lower than the national average.
- around 41% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mitcham (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Mitcham (SA) was 62.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 63.8% lower than the national average.
- around 18% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mitcham (SA).