Crime Dashboard - Stepney

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-ins238131
motor vehicle222,12792
violent31,36730

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-ins381243 56.5%
motor vehicle2,1272,100 1.3%
violent1,3671,580-13.5%

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:

  • break-ins increased by 56.5% to 381 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • motor vehicle theft increased by 1.3% to 2,127 incidents per 100,000 residents.
  • violent crime decreased by 13.5% to 1,367 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
Stepney1
SA1
Australia1
break-ins381595739
motor vehicle2,1271,1311,036
violent1,3672,7392,829

1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.

Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS

In 2022-24:

  • the rate of break-ins in Stepney was 36.0% lower than the South Australia average, and was 48.4% lower than the national average.
  • around 31% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than Stepney.
  • the rate of motor vehicle theft in Stepney was 88.1% higher than the South Australia average, and was 105.3% higher than the national average.
  • around 92% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than Stepney.
  • the rate of violent crime in Stepney was 50.1% lower than the South Australia average, and was 51.7% lower than the national average.
  • around 30% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than Stepney.