Crime Dashboard - Plympton
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 | 16 | 643 | 57 |
| motor vehicle | 36 | 1,053 | 63 |
| violent | 66 | 2,261 | 57 |
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 | 643 | 841 | -23.5% |
| motor vehicle | 1,053 | 1,696 | -37.9% |
| violent | 2,261 | 3,055 | -26.0% |
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 23.5% to 643 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.9% to 1,053 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 26.0% to 2,261 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 | Plympton1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 643 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,053 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,261 | 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 Plympton was 8.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 12.9% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Plympton.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Plympton was 6.9% lower than the South Australia average, and was 1.6% higher than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Plympton.
- the rate of violent crime in Plympton was 17.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 20.1% lower than the national average.
- around 57% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Plympton.