Crime Dashboard - Port Adelaide

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-ins283,43999
motor vehicle435,973100
violent21726,727100

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-ins3,4393,522 -2.3%
motor vehicle5,9736,261 -4.6%
violent26,72729,767-10.2%

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 2.3% to 3,439 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 4.6% to 5,973 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 10.2% to 26,727 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
Port Adelaide1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins3,439595739
motor vehicle5,9731,1311,036
violent26,7272,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Port Adelaide was 477.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 365.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Adelaide.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Adelaide was 428.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 476.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Adelaide.
  • the rate of violent crime in Port Adelaide was 875.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 844.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 100% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Adelaide.