Crime Dashboard - Prospect (SA)
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 | 53 | 683 | 60 |
| motor vehicle | 181 | 2,312 | 94 |
| violent | 139 | 1,844 | 47 |
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 | 683 | 1,039 | -34.3% |
| motor vehicle | 2,312 | 2,104 | 9.9% |
| violent | 1,844 | 1,921 | -4.0% |
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 34.3% to 683 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 9.9% to 2,312 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 4.0% to 1,844 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 | Prospect (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 683 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,312 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,844 | 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 Prospect (SA) was 14.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 7.5% lower than the national average.
- around 60% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Prospect (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Prospect (SA) was 104.4% higher than the South Australia average, and was 123.1% higher than the national average.
- around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Prospect (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Prospect (SA) was 32.7% lower than the South Australia average, and was 34.8% lower than the national average.
- around 47% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Prospect (SA).