Crime Dashboard - Novar Gardens
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 | 22 | 1,640 | 93 |
| motor vehicle | 24 | 1,004 | 61 |
| violent | 42 | 3,410 | 77 |
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 | 1,640 | 1,182 | 38.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,004 | 1,283 | -21.7% |
| violent | 3,410 | 2,892 | 17.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 38.7% to 1,640 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 21.7% to 1,004 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 17.9% to 3,410 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 | Novar Gardens1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,640 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,004 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,410 | 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 Novar Gardens was 175.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 122.0% higher than the national average.
- around 93% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Novar Gardens.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Novar Gardens was 11.2% lower than the South Australia average, and was 3.1% lower than the national average.
- around 61% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Novar Gardens.
- the rate of violent crime in Novar Gardens was 24.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 20.5% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Novar Gardens.