Crime Dashboard - Seaford (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 | 7 | 309 | 22 |
| motor vehicle | 30 | 1,035 | 63 |
| violent | 80 | 3,546 | 78 |
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 | 309 | 331 | -6.7% |
| motor vehicle | 1,035 | 1,595 | -35.1% |
| violent | 3,546 | 4,094 | -13.4% |
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 6.7% to 309 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 35.1% to 1,035 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 13.4% to 3,546 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 | Seaford (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 309 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 1,035 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 3,546 | 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 Seaford (SA) was 48.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 58.2% lower than the national average.
- around 22% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Seaford (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Seaford (SA) was 8.5% lower than the South Australia average, and was 0.1% lower than the national average.
- around 63% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Seaford (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Seaford (SA) was 29.5% higher than the South Australia average, and was 25.3% higher than the national average.
- around 78% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Seaford (SA).