Crime Dashboard - Plympton Park

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-ins1477966
motor vehicle501,52581
violent502,34560

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-ins779972-19.9%
motor vehicle1,5251,501 1.6%
violent2,3452,829-17.1%

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 19.9% to 779 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 1.6% to 1,525 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 17.1% to 2,345 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
Plympton Park1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins779595739
motor vehicle1,5251,1311,036
violent2,3452,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Plympton Park was 30.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 5.4% higher than the national average.
  • around 66% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Plympton Park.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Plympton Park was 34.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 47.2% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Plympton Park.
  • the rate of violent crime in Plympton Park was 14.4% lower than the South Australia average, and was 17.1% lower than the national average.
  • around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Plympton Park.