Crime Dashboard - St Clair (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-ins91,04780
motor vehicle382,42394
violent252,19656

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-ins1,0471,276-18.0%
motor vehicle2,4232,414 0.3%
violent2,1962,685-18.2%

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 18.0% to 1,047 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 0.3% to 2,423 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 18.2% to 2,196 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
St Clair (SA)1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins1,047595739
motor vehicle2,4231,1311,036
violent2,1962,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in St Clair (SA) was 75.9% higher than the South Australia average, and was 41.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 80% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than St Clair (SA).
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in St Clair (SA) was 114.2% higher than the South Australia average, and was 133.7% higher than the national average.
  • around 94% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than St Clair (SA).
  • the rate of violent crime in St Clair (SA) was 19.8% lower than the South Australia average, and was 22.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 56% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than St Clair (SA).