Crime Dashboard - Penola
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 | 1 | 175 | 8 |
| motor vehicle | 2 | 513 | 29 |
| violent | 10 | 1,485 | 35 |
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 | 175 | 352 | -50.2% |
| motor vehicle | 513 | 110 | 365.8% |
| violent | 1,485 | 822 | 80.8% |
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 50.2% to 175 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 365.8% to 513 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime increased by 80.8% to 1,485 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 | Penola1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 175 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 513 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,485 | 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 Penola was 70.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 76.3% lower than the national average.
- around 8% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Penola.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Penola was 54.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 50.5% lower than the national average.
- around 29% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Penola.
- the rate of violent crime in Penola was 45.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 47.5% lower than the national average.
- around 35% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Penola.