Crime Dashboard - Port Augusta West
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 | 65 | 2,851 | 99 |
| motor vehicle | 71 | 2,077 | 91 |
| violent | 247 | 11,344 | 98 |
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 | 2,851 | 2,501 | 14.0% |
| motor vehicle | 2,077 | 2,564 | -19.0% |
| violent | 11,344 | 11,809 | -3.9% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins increased by 14.0% to 2,851 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 19.0% to 2,077 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 3.9% to 11,344 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 Augusta West1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 2,851 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,077 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 11,344 | 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 Port Augusta West was 379.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 286.0% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Port Augusta West.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Port Augusta West was 83.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 100.4% higher than the national average.
- around 91% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Port Augusta West.
- the rate of violent crime in Port Augusta West was 314.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 301.0% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Port Augusta West.