Crime Dashboard - Newton
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 | 4 | 202 | 10 |
| motor vehicle | 46 | 1,084 | 65 |
| violent | 25 | 1,195 | 24 |
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 | 202 | 358 | -43.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,084 | 878 | 23.4% |
| violent | 1,195 | 1,512 | -21.0% |
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 43.7% to 202 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 23.4% to 1,084 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.0% to 1,195 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 | Newton1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 202 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,084 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,195 | 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 Newton was 66.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 72.7% lower than the national average.
- around 10% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Newton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Newton was 4.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 4.5% higher than the national average.
- around 65% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Newton.
- the rate of violent crime in Newton was 56.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 57.8% lower than the national average.
- around 24% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Newton.