Crime Dashboard - Salisbury (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-ins4387773
motor vehicle1352,63196
violent3187,26794

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-ins8771,155-24.0%
motor vehicle2,6312,552 3.1%
violent7,2678,858-18.0%

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 24.0% to 877 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 3.1% to 2,631 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 18.0% to 7,267 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
Salisbury (SA)1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins877595739
motor vehicle2,6311,1311,036
violent7,2672,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Salisbury (SA) was 47.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 18.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 73% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Salisbury (SA).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Salisbury (SA) was 132.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 153.8% higher than the national average.
  • around 96% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Salisbury (SA).
  • the rate of violent crime in Salisbury (SA) was 165.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 156.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Salisbury (SA).