Crime Dashboard - Northfield
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 | 26 | 850 | 71 |
| motor vehicle | 42 | 1,675 | 84 |
| violent | 139 | 4,634 | 86 |
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 | 850 | 860 | -1.1% |
| motor vehicle | 1,675 | 1,507 | 11.1% |
| violent | 4,634 | 5,432 | -14.7% |
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 1.1% to 850 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 11.1% to 1,675 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 14.7% to 4,634 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 | Northfield1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 850 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,675 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,634 | 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 Northfield was 42.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 15.1% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Northfield.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Northfield was 48.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 61.6% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Northfield.
- the rate of violent crime in Northfield was 69.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 63.8% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Northfield.