Crime Dashboard - Smithfield (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 | 8 | 962 | 77 |
| motor vehicle | 64 | 4,206 | 99 |
| violent | 153 | 11,129 | 98 |
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 | 962 | 1,535 | -37.3% |
| motor vehicle | 4,206 | 4,045 | 4.0% |
| violent | 11,129 | 14,124 | -21.2% |
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 37.3% to 962 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft increased by 4.0% to 4,206 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 21.2% to 11,129 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 | Smithfield (SA)1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 962 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 4,206 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 11,129 | 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 Smithfield (SA) was 61.6% higher than the South Australia average, and was 30.2% higher than the national average.
- around 77% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Smithfield (SA).
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Smithfield (SA) was 271.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 305.9% higher than the national average.
- around 99% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Smithfield (SA).
- the rate of violent crime in Smithfield (SA) was 306.3% higher than the South Australia average, and was 293.4% higher than the national average.
- around 98% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Smithfield (SA).