Crime Dashboard - North Adelaide

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-ins2895476
motor vehicle1513,85099
violent1053,02772

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-ins9541,300-26.6%
motor vehicle3,8503,984 -3.4%
violent3,0274,153-27.1%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins decreased by 26.6% to 954 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.4% to 3,850 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 27.1% to 3,027 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
North Adelaide1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins954595739
motor vehicle3,8501,1311,036
violent3,0272,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in North Adelaide was 60.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 29.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than North Adelaide.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in North Adelaide was 240.4% higher than the South Australia average, and was 271.5% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than North Adelaide.
  • the rate of violent crime in North Adelaide was 10.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 7.0% higher than the national average.
  • around 72% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than North Adelaide.