Crime Dashboard - Morphettville
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 | 14 | 497 | 43 |
| motor vehicle | 56 | 1,528 | 81 |
| violent | 48 | 2,417 | 61 |
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 | 497 | 810 | -38.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,528 | 1,342 | 13.9% |
| violent | 2,417 | 3,072 | -21.3% |
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 38.6% to 497 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 13.9% to 1,528 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.3% to 2,417 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 | Morphettville1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 497 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,528 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,417 | 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 Morphettville was 16.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 32.7% lower than the national average.
- around 43% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Morphettville.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Morphettville was 35.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 47.5% higher than the national average.
- around 81% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Morphettville.
- the rate of violent crime in Morphettville was 11.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 14.6% lower than the national average.
- around 62% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Morphettville.