Crime Dashboard - Somerton 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-ins | 14 | 614 | 54 |
| motor vehicle | 33 | 890 | 55 |
| violent | 28 | 1,053 | 19 |
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 | 614 | 791 | -22.3% |
| motor vehicle | 890 | 1,425 | -37.6% |
| violent | 1,053 | 1,668 | -36.9% |
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 22.3% to 614 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 37.6% to 890 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 36.9% to 1,053 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 | Somerton Park1 | SA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 614 | 595 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 890 | 1,131 | 1,036 |
| violent | 1,053 | 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 Somerton Park was 3.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 16.8% lower than the national average.
- around 54% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Somerton Park.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in Somerton Park was 21.3% lower than the South Australia average, and was 14.1% lower than the national average.
- around 55% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Somerton Park.
- the rate of violent crime in Somerton Park was 61.6% lower than the South Australia average, and was 62.8% lower than the national average.
- around 19% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Somerton Park.