Crime Dashboard - Semaphore Park

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-ins281,23085
motor vehicle391,16269
violent1145,34490

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-ins1,2301,521-19.1%
motor vehicle1,1621,728-32.8%
violent5,3444,672 14.4%

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 19.1% to 1,230 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft decreased by 32.8% to 1,162 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime increased by 14.4% to 5,344 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
Semaphore Park1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins1,230595739
motor vehicle1,1621,1311,036
violent5,3442,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Semaphore Park was 106.8% higher than the South Australia average, and was 66.6% higher than the national average.
  • around 85% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Semaphore Park.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Semaphore Park was 2.7% higher than the South Australia average, and was 12.1% higher than the national average.
  • around 69% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Semaphore Park.
  • the rate of violent crime in Semaphore Park was 95.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 88.9% higher than the national average.
  • around 90% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Semaphore Park.