Crime Dashboard - Peterhead
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 | 4 | 317 | 23 |
| motor vehicle | 4 | 570 | 33 |
| violent | 27 | 4,031 | 83 |
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 | 317 | 1,255 | -74.7% |
| motor vehicle | 570 | 984 | -42.0% |
| violent | 4,031 | 4,136 | -2.5% |
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 74.7% to 317 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 42.0% to 570 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 2.5% to 4,031 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 | Peterhead1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 317 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 570 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 4,031 | 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 Peterhead was 46.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 57.0% lower than the national average.
- around 23% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Peterhead.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Peterhead was 49.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 45.0% lower than the national average.
- around 33% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Peterhead.
- the rate of violent crime in Peterhead was 47.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 42.5% higher than the national average.
- around 83% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Peterhead.