Crime Dashboard - Peterborough (SA)
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 | 5 | 952 | 76 |
| motor vehicle | 3 | 253 | 10 |
| violent | 36 | 3,506 | 78 |
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 | 952 | 1,456 | -34.6% |
| motor vehicle | 253 | 360 | -29.7% |
| violent | 3,506 | 4,277 | -18.0% |
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 34.6% to 952 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 29.7% to 253 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 18.0% to 3,506 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 | Peterborough (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 952 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 253 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,506 | 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 Peterborough (SA) was 60.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 28.9% higher than the national average.
- around 76% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Peterborough (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Peterborough (SA) was 77.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 75.6% lower than the national average.
- around 10% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Peterborough (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Peterborough (SA) was 28.0% higher than the South Australia average, and was 23.9% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Peterborough (SA).