Crime Dashboard - Seaton (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 | 56 | 972 | 77 |
| motor vehicle | 61 | 954 | 58 |
| violent | 172 | 2,926 | 71 |
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 | 972 | 1,044 | -6.9% |
| motor vehicle | 954 | 1,876 | -49.1% |
| violent | 2,926 | 4,256 | -31.3% |
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 6.9% to 972 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 49.1% to 954 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 31.3% to 2,926 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 | Seaton (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 972 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 954 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 2,926 | 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 Seaton (SA) was 63.4% higher than the South Australia average, and was 31.6% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Seaton (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Seaton (SA) was 15.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 7.9% lower than the national average.
- around 58% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Seaton (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Seaton (SA) was 6.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 3.4% higher than the national average.
- around 71% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Seaton (SA).