Crime Dashboard - Mount Barker (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 | 18 | 147 | 6 |
| motor vehicle | 22 | 234 | 8 |
| violent | 161 | 1,630 | 40 |
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 | 147 | 225 | -34.9% |
| motor vehicle | 234 | 466 | -49.7% |
| violent | 1,630 | 1,688 | -3.5% |
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 34.9% to 147 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 49.7% to 234 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.5% to 1,630 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 | Mount Barker (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 147 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 234 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,630 | 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 Mount Barker (SA) was 75.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 80.1% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Mount Barker (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Mount Barker (SA) was 79.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 77.4% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Mount Barker (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Mount Barker (SA) was 40.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 42.4% lower than the national average.
- around 40% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Mount Barker (SA).