Crime Dashboard - Pennington
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 | 17 | 968 | 77 |
| motor vehicle | 40 | 1,739 | 86 |
| violent | 94 | 4,224 | 84 |
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 | 968 | 1,749 | -44.6% |
| motor vehicle | 1,739 | 1,962 | -11.4% |
| violent | 4,224 | 4,149 | 1.8% |
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 44.6% to 968 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 11.4% to 1,739 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 1.8% to 4,224 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 | Pennington1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 968 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,739 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,224 | 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 Pennington was 62.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 31.1% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Pennington.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Pennington was 53.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 67.8% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Pennington.
- the rate of violent crime in Pennington was 54.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 49.3% higher than the national average.
- around 84% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Pennington.