Crime Dashboard - New Town (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 | 0 | 145 | 6 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 231 | 8 |
| violent | 10 | 1,276 | 27 |
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 | 145 | 262 | -44.7% |
| motor vehicle | 231 | 343 | -32.7% |
| violent | 1,276 | 1,930 | -33.9% |
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 44.7% to 145 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 32.7% to 231 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 33.9% to 1,276 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 | New Town (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 145 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 231 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,276 | 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 New Town (SA) was 75.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 80.4% lower than the national average.
- around 6% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than New Town (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in New Town (SA) was 79.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 77.7% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than New Town (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in New Town (SA) was 53.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 54.9% lower than the national average.
- around 27% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than New Town (SA).